Veteran Journalist G Sekharan Nair, Ex Bureau Chief Of Kerala's "Mathrubhumi" Daily, Dies

The Kerala Assembly recently honoured him for completing 25 years in reporting the House sessions.

Veteran journalist and former Thiruvananthapuram bureau chief of "Mathrubhumi" Daily, G Sekharan Nair passed away at a private hospital here, family members said.

He was 75 and was undergoing treatment for heart-related ailments for some time, they said.

G Sekharan Nair, who had joined the Mathrubhumi during the 1980s, worked in various bureaus and the desk of the well-known daily for several years.

Known for his in-depth investigative reports and political write-ups, Nair also wrote several news series about corruption in various government departments including health, motor vehicle and housing-board which caught wide attention.