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KPCC announces three-day state mourning for PP Thankachan

Kannur, Sep 11 (UNI) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph, MLA condoled the death of former KPCC president and United Democratic Front (UDF) State convenor P P Thankachan (86), who died while undergoing treatment for a respiratory ailment in a hospital at Aluva, on Thursday.
Mr Sunny Joseph said in a statement here, "the demise of a senior leader PP Thankachan is a great loss to the Congress movement."
He also announced a three-day State mourning in honour of Thankachan's memory.
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