Veteran journalist Radhakrishnan Nair dies

New Delhi: Veteran journalist and managing editor of CNN-News18 R Radhakrishnan Nair passed away here on Tuesday. He was 54.

He breathed his last at a private hospital here in the wee hours of Tuesday. He was ailing for some time.

His body will be kept at his house at Pattom in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. He will be laid to rest at the electric crematorium at Thaicaud later in the day.

After finishing his post graduation in journalism from Kerala University, Nair started his journalistic career with the United News of India (UNI) in 1990. After a few years, he shifted to TV journalism.

He joined as a producer with TV18's India Business Report, which was broadcast on BBC India. He helped with research and writing for reality-based legal serial Bhanwar, produced by TV18 for Sony.

He was part of the founding team at CNN-News18.

He is survived by his wife Jyothi Nair (income tax department, New Delhi) and daughters Karthika and Keerthana.

Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Suresh Prabhu, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Shashi Tharoor MP were among those who condoled the death of Nair.

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