Veteran CPI(M) leader MM Lawrence dies at the age of 95 due to illness | News from India

Veteran CPI(M) leader MM Lawrence, who was among the leaders involved in the attack on a police station at Edappally here during the 1950 communist revolt in Kerala, has died, party sources said.

He was 95 years old. His death took place at a private hospital where he had been receiving treatment for age-related ailments for about a month.

A former member of the Lok Sabha representing the Idukki seat, Lawrence served in various capacities, including as a member of the CPI(M) Central Committee, member of the state secretariat, state general secretary of the CITU and convener of the Left Democratic Front (LDF).

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