Communist Party of India Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, the 70-year-old veteran communist leader from Kannur who steered the party in Kerala for three consecutive terms as State secretary, died on Saturday. Mr. Balakrishnan’s tenure as State party chief saw the CPI winning two successive terms. They had credited Mr. Balakrishnan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for authoring the victory …
