NE NEWS SERVICE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG 17
Senior journalist N J Nair died here in the early hours on Monday following a cardiac arrest.
He was 58 and leaves behind wife and two sons. He was Deputy Editor of The Hindu, an English daily at its Thiruvananthapuram News Bureau. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan were among those who condoled the death.
Hon'ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan condoled the sad demise of N J Nair, Dy Editor, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram. 'His commitment to journalism will be long remembered. My heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family",he said in a message @THKerala : PRO, Kerala Raj Bhavan pic.twitter.com/EDVzxUCDwR
— Kerala Governor (@KeralaGovernor) August 17, 2020
“His (Nair’s) commitment to journalism will be long remembered. My heartfelt condolenceto the bereaved family,” the Governor said in a tweet.
Describing Nair as an eminent journalist who valued work ethics, the Chief Minister said the scribe was an outstanding political correspondent. His reports on Kerala’s industry, commerce, finance and energy sectors provided the readers with a wide range of news on development besides insightful commentary. His death is a great loss to journalism, Vijayan said.
The mortal remains were kept at the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club to enable the media fraternity pay homage. The funeral was held at the Shanthi Kavadam on Monday.
