Ki. Ra to be cremated with state honours
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Stalin condoles writer's death
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday condoled the death of writer Ki. Ra. and announced that State honours would be accorded during his funeral. "The death of Ki. Rajanarayanan known as Ki.Ra. among those in the literary world is an end to stories from the karisal (arid) land. We have lost the best storyteller in Tamil," Mr. Stalin said in a statement. "Mother Tamil has lost one of her identities. Who will console her? His fame would live so long as this land remains and so long as literature from karisal land exists," the CM said.
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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.










