Tha. Pandian: A lifetime in service of the oppressed
Pandian was just 16 when he was first arrested in 1948, a year after Independence, after the Communist Party was banned in the country.
Share Via Email
| A+A A-
Communist party members pay their final respect to Tha Pandian at the Indian Communist party office in T Nagar on Friday | AsAshwi n prasath
Express News Service
MADURAI: “Until I die, I will keep Tamils awake and aware with my speech,” thundered Tha. Pandian just 10 days ago at a State conference of the Communist Party of India in Madurai. Pandian passed away on Friday following a brief bout of illness. He was 88. He is set to be buried in his ancestral village of Kezh Vellamalaipatti near Usilampatti, where he wandered around in his early years spreading Communist philosophy. The veteran Communist is survived by two daughters and son, P Jawahar.