K. Karunakaran

Politician

1918 – 2010

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Who was K. Karunakaran?

Kannoth Karunakaran was a politician from Kerala, India belonging to the Indian National Congress party. He was close to Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Karunakaran died on 23 December 2010 aged 92 at Ananthapuri Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. He was suffering from respiratory problems, fever and other age related diseases and was hospitalized on 21 October 2010. His condition worsened following a stroke and the death occurred when he had a cardiac arrest. His death was confirmed by doctors at 5:30 PM. It was coincidental that his death and Narasimha Rao's death was on same date. Karunakaran had played key role in backing the Rao Government and later Rao had dismissed Karunakaran from the chair of Chief Minister of Kerala. His funeral was attended by the prime minister Manmohan Singh and the AICC chief Sonia Gandhi.

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Born
Jul 5, 1918
Kannur
Children
Religion
  • Hindu
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Lived in
  • Thrissur
Died
Dec 23, 2010
Thiruvananthapuram

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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