TNG worked with Asianet for 22 years.
By Dileep Thekkethil
Veteran journalist and the Editor in Chief of Asianet News channel, TN Gopakumar, passed away in the early hours of Saturday after losing a brave battle to cancer in a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
TN Gopakumar, known by the acronym TNG, was famous for his weekly show in Asianet “Kannadi”, which completed 22 years this year. “Kannadi” was the first Malayalam TV program to do in-depth news analysis of socio-political issues.
The mortal remains of the veteran Journalist will be kept at the Headquarters of Asianet News in Thiruvananthapuram from 1 pm to 3 pm and the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club from 3 pm to 4 pm before being taken to the crematorium in Thycaud.
TNG, born in 1957, leaves behind an illustrious career spanning 30 years out of which 22 years he worked with Asianet. He started his career with Asianet during the early days when it was launched as the first satellite channel in Malayalam. Before his stint with Asianet, Gopakumar had worked with Mathrubhumi, News Time, India Today, The Independent, The Statesman and BBC Radio.
He has received a hand full of awards including the prestigious Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for his book “Suchindrum Rekhakal”. He has also authored books like “Volga Tharangakal”, “Akambadi”, “Sarpangal”, “Shudran”, “Payam”, “Suchinthra”.
Gopakumar also ventured into movie direction with “Jeevan Mashai” in 2001 and later directed a serial called “Verukal” for Doordarshan.
TN Gopakumar is survived by his wife Hether Gopakumar and two daughters Kaveri and Gayathri. He has two siblings- T.N. Vijayam and T.N. Sreekumar.
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Saddened to learn of the passing of Gopakumar of @asianetnewstv. Had interviewed me more than once. Wore his considerable knowledge lightly
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 30, 2016
Sad to know about demise of T N Gopakumar, respected journalist & E-i-C of Asianet. He was a fearless journalist & committed to social cause
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) January 30, 2016
Dear friend TN Gopakumar of Asianet dies. Will sorely miss his warmth. His equanimity was in contrast to cacophony in most TV newsrooms.
— N.S. Madhavan (@NSMlive) January 30, 2016
Remembering Gopan ( TN Gopakumar) https://t.co/5JDHOx5jYL
— Sashi Kumar (@karuppadanna) January 30, 2016
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1 Comment
It is indeed very sad to hear of this tragic end to TNG. Most unfortunately,cancer has become such an abomination on mankind with no real cure in sight.