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In this Indian name, the name Velikkakathu Sankaran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Achuthanandan.

Indian politician (born 1923)

Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan (born 20 October 1923), popularly known by his initials V.

S., is an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011. At 82, he was the oldest person to have assumed the office. He is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

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He served as the chairman of Administrative reforms in Kerala with state cabinet rank from 2016 to 2021. He has served as Leader of the Opposition for 15 years which makes him the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Achuthanandan was a member of the CPI(M) Politburo from 1985 until July 2009, when he was reverted to the Central Committee of the party owing to his ideological dispositions.^[2]

Achuthanandan initiated various actions as the Chi