Political analyst, journalist, actor Cho Ramaswamy is dead

December 07, 2016 08:29

Veteran journalist, former Rajya Sabha member and political commentator Cho Ramaswamy passed away on Wednesday morning in Chennai following illness. He was 82.

He had been undergoing treatment for a prolonged time at the Apollo hospital, Greams Roads for breathing difficulties.

A close friend of former Tamil Nadu chief minister, the late J Jayalalithaa, Ramaswamy and used to seek his views. was fearless in criticising the ruling government in the state or at the centre.

Ramaswamy, who founded and edited the political magazine Thuglak, had personal rapport with many politicians in the country.

He has acted in 89 movies alongside famous artists, apart from featuring in 15 plays. He has also directed 5 movies and written the screenplay for another 5 films.

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