Kerala Governor passes away

The Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook passed away this evening at 9.10 in Chennai. He was 75 and  was on treatment at Apollo hospital, Chennai, for kidney failure.

The State government has declared holiday tomorrow and will observe seven days mourning. In Trivandrum district, the holiday has been extended to central government offices also.  

Farook, three-time chief minister of Pondichery, was sworn in as the Governor of Kerala on August 25, 2011. He had served the Central Ministry two times.