Kannur: The mortal remains of eminent Malayalam writer and critic Sukumar Azhikode, who dominated Kerala's cultural scene as a literary critic for over five decades, were consigned to flames at Payyambalam beach with full state honours in Kannur on Wednesday.
Union ministers, state ministers, government officials and a large number of the public were present at the funeral to pay their last respect to the departed soul.
Earlier, members of the public thronged both sides of the road as the body of Azhikode, kept at the Kannur town hall for the people to pay homage, was brought in an open vehicle to the Payyambalam beach.
A section of the writer's followers and Sahitya Akademi office-bearers had wanted the cremation to be held at the cultural capital-Thrissur, Azhikode's home for the past few years....
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04:25 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Thrissur (Kerala): Veteran Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode has on Tuesday breathed his last but his razor-sharp tongue and hard-hitting speeches interlaced with characteristic humour will remain in the memories of many who have heard him at least once. Since his retirement as pro-vice chancellor of Calicut University in 1986, he became a most busy public speaker, even remarking once that he had decided to be based in Thrissur...
04:37 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Thrissur (Kerala): Malayalam writer Sukumar Azhikode died at a private hospital here on Tuesday morning, family sources said. He was 85. After being detected with bone cancer, Azhikode was admitted to hospital on Dec 7 last year and his condition deteriorated in the past few days. The end came at 6.33 a.m. Family sources said his body would be taken to his home here and then moved to the Sahitya...
12:01 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Thrissur: The curtain has come down on the tiff between veteran Malayalam writer and orator Sukumar Azhikode and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, with both of them speaking over phone while their lawyers acted as mediators. "Both of them talked over phone, after their counsel's met to break the deadlock. All the issues have been settled," Mohanlal's business partner Alex K.Babu told IANS. The mutual settlement has come after Azhikode was detected...
12:56 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Thrissur (Kerala): The faceoff between Kerala's veteran writer Sukumar Azhikode and thespian Mohanlal took another turn as the actor appeared in a court on Friday and secured bail in a defamation case filed by the writer. The Thrissur chief judicial magistrate granted him bail on the basis of two sureties. A huge crowd had gathered after news spread that the superstar was to appear in court. The war of words...
06:54 PM, Jun 17, 2011
Thrissur (Kerala): Veteran Malayalam writer Sukumar Azhikode on Saturday filed a criminal defamation case against superstar Mohanlal. Azhikode alleges that the actor called him a mentally deranged person last year. Azhikode had then served a legal notice on Mohanlal, asking him to either apologise or face legal action. The war of words between the two started when Azhikode came in support of thespian Thilakan, who was served a show cause...
12:51 PM, Feb 20, 2011
