People's Democracy

Comrade E M Sreedharan

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) deeply mourns the passing away of Comrade E M Sreedharan.

 Comrade Aniyan, as E M Sreedharan was generally called, was known for his total sincerity and dedication to the various responsibilities assigned to him by the party. His contribution as a member of the Kerala state committee of the party, as a member of the State Planning Board, his contribution to Deshabhimani and other party publications and his writings on economic affairs and contemporary events were all witness to his talent and abilities.

 For the last few months, Comrade Aniyan was battling against the deadly disease of cancer. He bore his illness with courage and stoicism. His death is a big loss to the party.

 The Polit Bureau conveys its heartfelt condolences to his two sons, sisters, brother and other family members.

 SURJEET CONDOLES DEATH

 CPI(M) general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet sent the following message of condolence on November 14 to the Kerala State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

 I AM deeply saddened and anguished to learn of the death of Comrade E M Sreedharan.

 During my last to Thiruvananthapuram, I met him at his sister’s house. He was bedridden for some time with a virulent form of cancer. Even while battling against this deadly disease, he was full of concern for the party and its activities. He also expressed confidence that he would recover soon. 

 He was a dedicated communist whose rise in the party leadership was due to his own devotion and hard work. There is no doubt that he learnt and benefited from the vast experience of his father, E M S Namboodiripad, and tried to imbue it into his own style of work. He was soft-spoken and never tried to impose his opinion on others.

 The party in Kerala and the country as a whole has suffered a big loss. 

 For his two children, his departure is another cruel blow, as they had lost their mother only some time back. I share their grief and pain.

 Please convey my heartfelt sympathy and condolences to his sons, his brother Sasi, sisters Malathi and Radha, and all other family members. I also convey condolences to the party in Kerala.

 PD-LL MOURN COMRADE’S DEMISE

 THE news of Comrade E M Sreedharan’s demise has come as a big shock to the comrades working in People’s Democracy and Lok Lahar, central weekly organs of the CPI(M). Comrade Sreedharan alias Aniyan had been associated with the editorial department of People’s Democracy for about six years during the 1980s, before he shifted to Kerala, and had played a seminal role in taking the party’s message to the people through the paper. We still remember the amicable nature with which Comrade Aniyan behaved with all of us. We of the People’s Democracy-Lok Lahar family deeply mourn Comrade’s Aniyan’s demise and send our heart-felt condolences to his bereaved family members.