Prez condoles demise of Cho Ramaswamy

President Pranab Mukherhjee today condoled the passing away of veteran journalist, political commentator and former Rajya Sabha member Cho Ramaswamy.
In his condolence message to his wife Soundara Ramaswamy, the President said, "I am sad to learn about the passing away of your husband, Cho Ramaswamy, well known theatre and film personality, journalist and former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha).
"Shri Ramaswamy was admired for his wit and satire. He was a fearless critic of all that was wrong. A non-conformist who lent voice to the silent majority through his incisive writing," Mukherhjee said.
He said Ramaswamy maintained the highest standards of professionalism throughout his life for which he was honoured with many awards, including the G D Goenka Award for excellence in journalism.

The President said Ramaswamy will always remain an inspiration to the younger generation. "In his demise, the nation has lost a leading intellectual and eminent public figure," he said.
Ramaswamy, 82, died in the wee hours of today following illness in Chennai.
Ramaswamy was founder editor of Thuqlaq magazine and was known as a satirist. Through his magazine, he guided the people of Tamil Nadu on all national and social issues and was a role model for all budding journalists.
He has also acted in many movies and worked with matinee idols M G Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan, besides Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.