
While people mourn V.S. Achuthanandan, his sister watches in silence
As thousands pour in to pay their last respects to veteran communist leader V.S. Achuthanandan, his only surviving sibling, Azhikutty, remains a mute witness to the farewell.
Now 96 and bedridden, Azhikutty lives in a paralysed state at her home, Venthalathara, in Alappuzha. Time and illness have dimmed her once-vivid memories. The once-spirited sister, who used to proudly call her brother Annan (elder brother), can no longer grasp the gravity of his passing or respond to those around her.