In Kerala, senior Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader and ex-State Minister, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan passes away.<br />''<br />''Sixty-Nine year old prominent leader, was under treatment for cancer in Apollo hospital in Chennai.<br />''<br />''Mr Kodiyeri was MLA from Thalassery constituency for 23 long years. He was CPI- M polit Bureau member and was ex State Secretary of CPI- M party from 2015 to 2022.<br />