The Kerala government has declared a public holiday on Tuesday and three days of mourning following the death of former chief minister and Communist stalwart V S Achuthanandan on Monday.

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Achuthanandan, known widely as VS, will be cremated Wednesday at the Valiyachudukadu funeral ground in his home district of Alappuzha, CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said. This is the same ground where those killed during the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising, in which VS took part, were also laid to rest.