Daijiworld Media Network - Thrissur

Thrissur, Oct 14: Babu M. Palissery, senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former two-time MLA from the Kunnamkulam constituency, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at a private hospital in Thrissur. He was 67.

Palissery had been hospitalised two days earlier due to breathing difficulties and had reportedly been battling health issues for some time. His passing has triggered an outpouring of grief across Kerala’s political and cultural circles.

A prominent face in Kerala’s leftist politics, Palissery was not only respected for his legislative work but also admired for his talents beyond politics — having acted in plays and films, and known widely for his powerful oratory. His political career began in student movements, eventually rising

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