Ex-Kerala CM, Congress veteran Oommen Chandy passes away at 79
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Congress stalwart and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (79) passed away in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment for cancer at Bengaluru's Chinmaya Hospital. The Kerala government declared two days of public mourning, while the state's Mahatma Gandhi University postponed all exams scheduled for the day. Congress leaders have expressed grief over his death.