KOZHIKODE: Former DCC president U Rajeevan died at a private hospital in the district. He was 67. He was undergoing treatment for cancer for quite some time. The body will be kept at the DCC office for the public to pay homage. He will be laid to rest at the premises of his house in Koyilandy.

He had served as the youth congress district secretary, as a member of the state executive committee, block congress president and a member of the KPCC executive committee. Rajeev entered the public field through KSU. He took voluntary retirement while working as a school teacher and became a full-time politician. He also served as the executive director of the State Co-operative Bank and the District Co-operative Bank.