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Viswam belonged to the Kanam wing as opposed to the faction led by veteran K E Ismail and assistant secretary Prakash Babu.
He was made acting secretary immediately after the death of Kanam Rajendran.
The programmes scheduled for December 9 were postponed due to CPI leader Kanam Rajendran's death
Kanam had suggested handing over the temporary charge of the state secretaryship to Binoy Viswam, a member of the CPI central secretariat, while he took leave for treatment.
Thousands of people paid their last respects to CPI state secretary who breathed his last on Friday following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kochi.
The departure of a committed leader like Kanam is indeed a great loss to the party, said CPI general secreary D Raja.
In Thiruvananthapuram, his body will be kept for public homage at his son's house in Edapazhanji's Vivekananda Nagar and CPI headquarters in Pattom.
Nava Kerala Sadas scheduled for Saturday in Tripunithira, Thrikkakkara, Piravam and Kunnathunadu constituencies are cancelled.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 'Kanam was a friend and comrade who was very close to my heart'.
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