Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Senior Congress Leader Jose Kuttiani Dies at 87
Jose Kuttiani was a senior Congress leader from Idukki.
He died at age 87 in a hospital in Kolenchery.
He had been receiving treatment for health problems related to old age.
Kuttiani was elected to the Keralam Legislative Assembly twice, in 1980 and 1982.
He helped build the Congress organisation in Idukki.
He also held leadership roles in cooperative organisations.
Congress leaders Pinarayi Vijayan and Sunny Joseph mourned his death.
They said his public service and work for the party would be remembered.
Senior Congress leader and former MLA Jose Kuttiani died aged 87 at a private hospital in Kolenchery.
He died on Monday while receiving treatment for age-related ailments, according to party sources.
Kuttiani represented the Idukki constituency in the Keralam Legislative Assembly in 1980 and 1982.
He was the first president of the Idukki District Congress Committee after the district was formed.
Congress leaders, including Pinarayi Vijayan and Sunny Joseph, expressed condolences and praised his organisational work.
- Who
- Jose Kuttiani, a senior Congress leader and former MLA.
- What
- He died at the age of 87 while undergoing treatment.
- When
- Monday, August 7; the year was not specified.
- Where
- A private hospital in Kolenchery, in Idukki, Keralam.
- Why
- He was receiving treatment for age-related ailments.
- Age at death
- 87
- Assembly constituencies
- Idukki
- Election years
- 1980 and 1982
- Student-wing role
- General secretary of the KSU from 1962 to 1964
- Congress role
- First president of the Idukki District Congress Committee
- Legal background
- Graduate, LLB holder and High Court advocate
- Other positions
- Chairman of the Committee on Petitions from 1982 to 1984