Sprightly even to his last days, eighty four year old Mr. Radhakrishnan, who hailed from the sleepy hamlet of Varkala, about fifty kms north of Thiruvananthapuram, breathed his last this morning, around 1000h. Last Thursday, while on his morning walk, he was hit by a milk lorry that was backing off and he’d not heard the noise of the approaching vehicle as he was hard of hearing. In the process, two of his ribs were broken and there were other minor injuries and he was hospitalized at the Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram for treatment and medical management. Unfortunately, infection had set in and that hastened his end.
Varkala Radhakrishnan was a true communist who lived by the maxim of ‘high thinking and simple living’. A good orator, who stood by his principles and the value system that he was brought up with, here was a true leader loved by his people. Amongst his friends and well wishers, he was ‘annan’ or a dear elder brother and he never let them down.
I must confess that my personal interaction with him has been very few and far between, but I have been fortunate to hear quite a few anecdotes from him regarding his interactions with my muthachan, whom he adored and respected. They indeed don’t make them like him anymore.
Varkala Radhakrishnan sir, I offer my humble tribute to you and here’s a promise that your memory shall always be cherished and your principled life shall ever remain inspirational. RIP.
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