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Veteran Tamil writer, journalist and theatre personality, Gnani Sankaran, died in the wee hours of Monday at his residence in Chennai. He was Undergoing regular dialysis for kidney ailments for few years, Gnani was away from his active social life for several months. Known for his spirited life and daring positions on various issues, Gnani is often recalled by his friends as a firebrand journalist of Madras of early s, besides his many experiments in literature, street plays and theatre.

One of his journalistic works that kicked up a major controversy was an interview of Jayendra Saraswathi in that put the pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham in trouble for his remarks of conducting prayers to make M Karunanidhi sick.

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Later he would quit AAP citing health reasons. Gnani was one of the few public intellectuals who had been demanding Karunanidhi to hand over the party leadership to his son M K Stalin. Often, his demand to handover the baton to Stalin triggered controversy as he would cite the old age of Karunanidhi. One such statement had finally forced a leading Tamil daily to stop his column allegedly under the pressure of DMK leadership.

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Gnani has been a Left of the Centre, his friends recall. They have lost their minimum sense of shame, and they have learned to work under people who purchased their posts for several crores. His clarity on political developments and strong disagreements with dictatorial party leaderships were evident in his political comments. His body has been kept at his residence in KK Nagar, and will be donated to a hospital.

He is survived by his wife and a son. Why dating apps are out and meetup platforms are in Subscriber Only.