Kerala governor Farook dies in Chennai hospital

Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook Thursday died in a private hospital in Chennai due to multiple myeloma - a cancer of plasma cells - at the age of 75, officials said. A seven-day state mourning has been declared in Kerala. Farook was recently granted leave to go for medical treatment to Chennai. "He was admitted for multiple myeloma at Apollo Hospital in Teynampet (cancer speciality hospital). The end came today (Thursday) at 9.20 p.m.," an Apollo official told IANS. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who was on an official trip to Thrissur, cancelled his programme and

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