CM condoles death of sister Nirmala

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his cabinet colleagues Tuesday condoled the demise of sister Nirmala, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata.

In a statement, Chandy said sister Nirmala continued the work for poor and downtrodden in the similar path of founder of the Missionaries of Charity and Nobel laureate Mother Teresa.

"The nation will remember with gratitude the services rendered by her," Chandy said.

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and Minister for Culture K C Joseph also expressed their condolences on the death of Sister Nirmala.