ALAPPUZHA: V A Arun Kumar, son of the late CM V S Achuthanandan, has expressed his deep gratitude to everyone who stood by the family during their time of grief and paid their respects during his final journey.
In an emotional note shared on social media, Arun Kumar reflected on the sorrow of facing a morning without his father and the emotional toll they had to endure in the past month.
Despite holding on to the hope that the leader might recover, fate had other plans, he wrote. Acknowledging the overwhelming number of people who wished to visit his father during his final days, Arun Kumar explained that due to strict medical directives, many well-wishers were unable to meet him in person.
He recognised that this may have caused disappointment to many and expressed regret if anyone felt they were not properly acknowledged during hospital visits.
He also reminisced about the massive crowds that gathered during the funeral procession, particularly recalling the sea of people along the route to Valiya Chudukadu. “I remember all those hands raised in farewell,” he wrote.
Arun Kumar extended heartfelt thanks to the doctors who cared for Achuthanandan, the thousands who lined in the streets to pay their last respects, those who offered condolences, and the party that stood by them during the difficult time.