V. S. Achuthanandan
Indian politician · India · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1923 to 2025 · aged 101
Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, also known as VS, was an Indian communist politician, independence activist, marxist theoretician, writer and statesman who was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011. At 82, he was the oldest person to have assumed the office.
V. S. Achuthanandan is read about 136 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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VS at NGO state meet 2012 in Kollam
Achuthanandan meeting with then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh in New Delhi (2007)
Achuthanandan at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Plenary Session in New Delhi at 2008
International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi
Design of Technopark Phase 2, Kollam
Infopark, Cherthala
Infopark, KochiAwards
About this person
He was affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as the chairman of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission from 2016 to 2021. He served as the Leader of the Opposition for 15 years, making him the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
