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AAA Former Deputy Speaker and Kochi Mayor K. M. Hamsakunju died in Kochi on Thursday night. He was 84.
The death occurred around 11 p.m. following a cardiac arrest at his residence in SRM Road in the city. The burial will be held at Thottathumpady Juma Masjid, Kaloor on Friday afternoon. He is survived by wife and a son and daughter.
Mr. Hamsakunju entered politics through trade union activities. He was elected to the Ernakulam Municipal council in 1966 and became a member of the Kochi Corporation council in 1969. Mr. Hamsakunju was elected as Mayor in 1973 and remained in the post for two-and-a-half years. He was also a member of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation and Greater Cochin Development Authority.
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