Thiruvananthapuram, July 22 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visited the residence of the late Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former CM VS Achuthanandan, to pay tribute to him.

State Minister V Sivankutty also arrived to pay tribute to the late VS Achuthanandan.

Former Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan passed away on Monday, at the age of 101, following a cardiac arrest.

Earlier on Monday, CM Vijayan mourned the demise of the party veteran and wrote on X, "A glorious era of revolutionary will and persistence comes to an end with the passing of our beloved Comrade VS Achuthanandan."

Vijayan remembered VS Achuthanandan's contributions to the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising and his work for the agricultural workers.

"His life...