Former employee of The Hindu dies at 85

V. Ramamurthi, retired senior officer at The Hindu, Chennai, passes away at 85 after long career.

V. Ramamurthi, retired senior administrative officer, medical department, and photographer at The Hindu, Chennai, passed away due to illness on Thursday. He was 85 years old. He had joined the organisation as a typist and worked there more than 35 years. He worked as a photographer for a long time before transferring to the medical department, where he served as a senior administrative officer. He retired in 1999, according to his son R. Venkata Narayanan. The last rites will be held on Friday.