THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: DYFI leader and Kerala State Youth Welfare Board vice chairman P Biju (43) died here following heart attack. He died at 8 am this morning.

He was admitted at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital two weeks back after testing positive for COVID-19 on October 21. Though he was cured of the disease, post COVID issues haunted him seriously. He was diabetic and had BP also. He was undergoing dialysis due to kidney failure. Life was maintained with the help of the ventilator in the ICU.

He holds a LLB and a degree in journalism. He was also a member of the syndicate. He was CPM district committee member and former state secretary of SFI.