P. Madhavankutty Varier (P.M. Varier) assumed office of the managing trustee of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala on Thursday.
He succeeds Aryavaidyan P.K. Warrier, who died last Saturday.
Trustees P. Raghava Varier, K. Muraleedharan, and K.R. Ajay; chief executive officer G.C. Gopala Pillai; joint general manager P. Rajendran; and
charitable hospital medical advisor P. Balachandran, were among those who greeted Dr. Varier, who is also the chief physician of Arya Vaidya Sala.