V S Achuthanandan served as Kerala chief minister from 2006 to 2011, and as Opposition leader for three terms — 1991-1996, 2001-2006 and 2011-2016. Iconic Communist and former Chief Minister of Kerala VS Achuthanandan has passed away. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital, following a cardiac attack on June 23rd ... Former Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan , one of the last surviving comrades of the CPI (M)’s founding generation, passed away at the age 101, the party said on Monday. Former Kerala Chief Minister and the icon of Communist movement VS Achuthanandan died on Monday, after a long hospitalisation.