Cho Ramaswamy passes away

Actor/journalist/political analyst Cho Ramaswamy breathed his last, this morning (7th Dec) at the Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He was 82 and is survived by his wife Soundara, son Sriram and daughter Sindhuja.

He has not been in good health for some time and has been in and out of hospitals many a times. Due to difficulty in breathing, he was admitted to Apollo Hospitals, Chennai recently and not responding to the treatment, his end had come in the wee hours of today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death and tweeted, “Cho Ramaswamy was a multidimensional personality, towering intellectual, great nationalist & fearless voice who was respected and admired. Above all, Cho Ramaswamy was a dear friend. I have been to his annual readers meeting which were an unprecedented editor reader interface. Cho Ramaswamy was insightful, frank & brilliant. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family & countless readers of Thuglak”.