Thiruvananthapuram: Journalist Bipin Chandran (52) passed away on Sunday morning. He was son of CPM leader S. Ramachandran Pillai. 

Chandran was seeking medical help at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to internal organ damage, where he breathed his last. 

He was working as a private secretary to the vice chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board. He has also worked at Business Standard and Financial Times.