INA veteran passes away

Indian National Army veteran, R Veeraraghavan Naidu, passed away at his native village of Thillaiyadi in Nagapattinam district, family sources said here today.
He was 98.
Naidu (98) was not keeping good health for the past few weeks, family sources said and died on Sunday midnight.
His body was cremated today.
Tarangambadi Tahsildar Azhagirisamy placed a wreath on the body of the veteran freedom fighter on behalf of the Government.
A large number of people of the village paid their last respects to the INA veteran.

Veeraraghavan Naidu joined the INA and rose to become a close aide of Subhash Chandra Bose, family sources said.

He served the INA in Singapore and Myanmar. After Bose's death, Veeraraghavan Naidu returned to his native village.
Naidu is survived by his wife Vimala (72).