Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 21 -- Senior CPI leader and Peerumade MLA Vazhoor Soman passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday following a cardiac arrest.

The incident occurred while he was attending a session of the Revenue Assembly at the Institute of Land and Disaster Management (ILDM) in PTP Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram, according to the Revenue Minister's office.

Soman reportedly collapsed during the session. Though he was administered first aid and immediately shifted to a private hospital in Sasthamangalam, doctors were unable to save him.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed deep grief over the passing of the veteran leader.

In a condolence message, the Chief Minister remembered Soman as a popular legislator who rose throu...