KOTTAYAM: CPI leader and former MLA P Narayanan (68) passed away. He had been undergoing treatment for health ailments for quite some time. He died Thursday morning at 6 am. He had represented Vaikkom constituency twice since 1998. He had served as Travancore devaswom board member, Vaikkom municipality vice chairman and CPI district executive member. He will be cremated at Vaikkom municipality crematorium at 5 pm this evening.