Former Kerala Minister CN Balakrishnan passes away 
Former Kerala Minister and senior Congress leader CN Balakrishnan passed away on Monday after his health deteriorated due to pneumonia. Balakrishnan served as the Cooperation and Khadi Minister in the Oommen Chandy government. He was also the Thrissur District Congress Committee president for 17 years and a long-standing aide of former Kerala CM K Karunakaran. 