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Veteran Congress leader Oommen Chandy passed away at the age of 79 in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The last rites will be held at his home town in Puthuppally, Kottayam on Thursday. Oommen Chandy was a two-time chief minister for Kerala.

2004-2006 and again from 2011-2016, Chandy served as the chief minister. He also served in different portfolios as Minister of Labour, Home and Finance. He worked under K Karunakaran and AK Antony's leadership as well. Chandy was representing from Puthupally constituency and served as MLA for more than 25 years, a record term for any legislative member.

Congress sources claim that Oommen Chandy passed at 4:25 AM today. He was battling cancer and was under treatment. Kerala is mourning Chady’s death. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Ministers, and Assembly Speaker AN Shamsheer have expressed their condolences for Chandy's demise.

Chandy mortals will be airlifted to Thiruvananthapuram from Bengaluru on Tuesday. From then he will be shifted to his residence at Thiruvananthapuram and later to the Durbar Hall in the state secretariat. By 6 PM today, the body will be shifted to Indira Bhavan. From tomorrow morning public can pay respect to the mortals at Thirunakkara Ground. By Thursday again he will be shifted to his residence at Puthuppally for last rites.