<p>Former Kerala MLA and senior Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) leader M K Premnath died on Friday, party sources said.</p><p>He was 73.</p><p>He passed away while undergoing treatment for an ailment at a private hospital here.</p><p>He represented the Vadakara constituency in the Kerala Assembly from 2006-11.</p>.Four Nipah infected patients in Kerala have recovered, says Minister.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Assembly Speaker, A N Shamseer, condoled the demise of the former MLA.</p><p>"A well-known socialist leader, he was also a noted legislator," Vijayan said in his condolence message.</p><p>Speaker Shamseer remembered Premnath as a popular leader who was always involved in public matters.</p><p>He was the state vice president of LJD.</p><p>He had also served as the state president and secretary of the Independent Students Organisation, the student wing of the Socialist Party. He was arrested for opposing the Emergency.</p>
<p>Former Kerala MLA and senior Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) leader M K Premnath died on Friday, party sources said.</p><p>He was 73.</p><p>He passed away while undergoing treatment for an ailment at a private hospital here.</p><p>He represented the Vadakara constituency in the Kerala Assembly from 2006-11.</p>.Four Nipah infected patients in Kerala have recovered, says Minister.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Assembly Speaker, A N Shamseer, condoled the demise of the former MLA.</p><p>"A well-known socialist leader, he was also a noted legislator," Vijayan said in his condolence message.</p><p>Speaker Shamseer remembered Premnath as a popular leader who was always involved in public matters.</p><p>He was the state vice president of LJD.</p><p>He had also served as the state president and secretary of the Independent Students Organisation, the student wing of the Socialist Party. He was arrested for opposing the Emergency.</p>