Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan was emotional in his memorial speech after the funeral of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. The chief minister returned to his seat after stumbling over his words and ending his speech halfway through. Pinarayi ended his speech by assuring that he would try to make up for the loss caused by Kodiyeri's demise through collective efforts.

The kerala society was ready to take over Kodiyeri's departure with the same sentiments as it hurt us all. Apollo received great care when he reached the hospital. Some things are under the control of any of us. The bad condition had happened to different parts of the body. The treatment started with good hope. The condition of the body was very dangerous. Made the best effort. Thank you all at this point. The media has taken a very healthy stance. What was seen was the careless reporting which proves that human welfare has not completely ended. All the political movements in kerala came forward on Kodiyeri's death without taking the position of a party, rightly feeling the pain of this unbearable loss of CPM. We recognize that this is also very important today. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has joined us in grieving this great loss

Comrade Kodiyeri is the most important leader of CPM in Kerala. Suddenly one day when they heard the news of his demise, those who loved the party, those who wanted the party to remain like this, party relatives and all the generations of the society rushed to see Kodiyeri for the last time. Although we try to solve the loss of any leader through collective efforts, we know that this is not a quick fix. party comrades, party relatives and party lovers have only one rupee to give. This loss is great. But we try to make up for it through collective action. Clearing his throat, Pinarayi ended his speech and returned to his seat. Even sitting on the chair, the chief minister was crying.