Veteran journalist Thayath Raghavan passes away
Kannur, Nov 4 : Veteran journalist and socialist leader Thayath Raghavan died of old age illness here today.
He was 88 and is survived by his wife and three children.
Associated with the ''Malayalam Express'' daily, he was the state Vice-President of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ). He was one of the founders of the district unit of KUWJ and served as the President of district unit from 1974-77 and 1984-85 and as secretary from 1982-83.
A member of the socialist movement, he was a follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayprakash Narayan. In 1970,Raghavan contested from Koothuparamaba Assembly constituency in Kerala and lost to CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan by a slender margin.
The funeral will take place tomorrow.
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