Chief Editor of Kerala Kaumudi M.S. Ravi, 68, died here on Friday. He collapsed at his house in the afternoon and was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead at 3 p.m.

Mr. Ravi was the fourth son of Kerala Kaumudi founder editor K. Sukumaran and Madhavi Sukumaran. He succeeded his elder brother M.S. Mani as chief editor. Mr. Ravi was an energetic presence in the State’s social and cultural circuit. He was also a recipient of several awards.

His wife Shailaja; his brother M.S. Mani; and sons Deepu Ravi, Editor, Kerala Kaumudi; and Darshan Ravi, director-marketing; survive him. His brothers M.S. Madhusoodhanan and M.S. Sreenivasan had passed away earlier.

Governor P. Sathasivam said the untimely demise of Mr. Ravi had saddened him deeply. He described Mr. Ravi as a socially-committed editor who had an abiding concern for the welfare of the weaker sections of society. Mr. Ravi always upheld the high standards of journalistic conduct.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described Mr. Ravi as yet another strong link in the line of determined and forceful editors who had steered Kerala Kaumudi through the years.

Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala described Mr. Ravi as an editor who always faced the world with an endearing smile. Under him, Kerala Kaumudi had reached greater heights and forayed into the new media.

Cremation today

The mortal remains of Mr. Ravi will be cremated with full State honours on the newspaper’s precincts on Saturday.

A press release by Kerala Kaumudi said the cremation would take place near the resting place of the newspaper’s founder-editor M. Sukumaran at 4 p.m. Public Works Minister G. Sudhakaran on Friday laid a floral wreath on the body on behalf of the State government.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Kerala / by Special Correspondent – Thiruvananthapuram / April 20th, 2018