KOCHI: KPCC working president M I Shanavas MP, who passed away on Wednesday morning was laid to rest at the Thottathumpady mosque in Kaloor on Thursday with full state honours. Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran, working president K Sudhakaran and many other senior Congress leaders participated in the funeral.

KPCC Working president and Wayanad MP MI Shanawas (67) died early morning on Wednesday. Following the infection post his liver transplantation surgery, he had been under treatment in a private hospital in Chennai.

The death happened early morning at around 1:30 am.

Shanawas was admitted to Dr Rela Medical and Research Centre last month on October 31. The surgery took place on November 2. But his health condition worsened due to post-surgery infection.