<span style="color: #222222;">Former Governor of various states and senior Congress leader K Shankaranarayanan passed away at Palakkad in Kerala last night. He was 89. The veteran Congress leader served as Governor in six states, including Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Nagaland.</span> <br />''He was a minister on multiple occasions in Kerala's UDF governments led by former Chief Ministers A K Antony and K Karunakaran.<br />'' <br />''Shankaranarayanan was elected to the state assembly from the assembly constituencies of Trithala, Sreekandapuram, Ottapalam and Palakkad. The cremation will take place at his ancestral home at Painkulam near Shornur this evening.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan have condoled the passing away of Shankaranarayanan.</span><br />