THRISSUR: Former Thrissur District President of BJP E Raghunandanan (74) passed away on Wednesday. He was undergoing treatment for cancer. He breathed his last at Kunnamkulam Malankara Hospital.

A native of Akkikavu, Raghunandanan served as president of State BJP Kisan Morcha, Member of BJP National Council, Chairman of Hemophilia Federation of India South Zone and President of Kakkad Vadhyakala Kshetram. He also unsuccessfully contested as a BJP candidate in Thrissur Parliamentary constituency and Kunnamkulam constituency.

The body will be kept for public viewing at the Hemophilia Trust office in Akkikavu till noon on Thursday. The body will be then handed over to the medical college as per Raghunandan's wish. His eyes were donated on Wednesday. Raghunandanan was active in many service activities for haemophilia patients across the state.

Throughout his political career, Raghunandanan received the Thrissur Rashtra Seva Samiti Award and the Share and Care Excellence Award for service activities.

Wife: Adv.Rama Raghunandan (former state vice president of BJP and former state president of Mahila Morcha). Children: Late Kannan, Adv. Lakshmi. Son-in-law: Adv Shyamjit.