Journalist and editor Cho Ramaswamy passed away on December 7. Take a look at some snapshots of his life.
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Cho Ramaswamy and Jayalalitha in the film 'Yarukkum Vetkamillai'. Cho came from a family of lawyers, and in his long and colourful career he worked in the legal profession, theatre and films, before venturing into journalism. (The Hindu Archives) ▲
Sivaji Ganesan and 'Cho' Ramaswamy in "Arunodhayam" in 1971. Even before he entered journalism, his work in the popular theatre was laced with political and social criticism. (The Hindu Archives) ▲
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Former Prime Minister AB Vajpayee, presenting the first Nachiketa Award in Journalism to Cho Ramaswamy, on the occasion of Golden Jubilee celebrations of Panchjanya magazine, in New Delhi in 1998. He was also awarded the B.D. Goenka award for excellence in journalism, and was nominated to Rajya Sabha by the BJP government led by A.B. Vajpayee. (The Hindu) ▲
Cho was a close friend of many political leaders, former Chief Minister and late Congress president Kamaraj being one of them in his early days. In recent years he was an ardent supporter of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. ▲
DMDK President Vijayakant, Cho Ramaswamy and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at Taj Coromandel Hotel. ▲
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Cho Ramaswamy, the Editor of Tamil weekly news magazine Thuglak in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in 2015. His daughter Sindhuja also seen. ▲