Wednesday, November 02, 2011: The Kerala Assembly on
Wednesday condoled the death of Kerala Food and Civil
Supplies minister, T M Jacob. The House was then adjourned for the day.
In a message, Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan said in the
passing away of Jacob, Kerala has lost an effective legislator and a very good
administrator who had proved his ability over the years.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Opposition leader VS
Achuthanandan expressed deep grief over the death. The Kerala Congress (Jacob)
faction leader was under treatment for pulmonary hypertension and was
hospitalised a few days ago.
Jacob was active in Kerala politics for more than three
decades and had handled education and irrigation portfolios in the previous UDF
governments headed by K Karunakaran and A K Antony.
Widely recognised as an able administrator and skilled
legislator, he entered politics as an activist of the Kerala Congress” student
wing in the 1960s. He served as the general secretary of the Kerala Congress
Students (KSC) wing and later became president of the youth wing.
He was first elected in 1977 from Piravom constituency, and
was re-elected from the same constituency in 2011 assembly elections.
Expressing grief at his demise, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
said, “This is quite unexpected and a big blow to the government and the UDF
coalition as a whole.” Government had announced a three-day official mourning
in the state as mark of respect to Jacob.
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