R. Nallakannu, the 101-year-old veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu, passed away in Chennai at 1.55 p.m. on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) following ...

CPI giant R Nalakunnu, who passed away at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital due to age-related ailments at the age of 101 on Wednesday, will always be remembered for his fight for a ...

Rajinikanth and Vijay were among the first to pay tribute to R. Nallakannu, the 101-year-old freedom fighter and veteran Communist Party of India leader, who passed away in Chennai on February 25, ...

CHENNAI: CPI leader R Nallakannu’s entire life stands as a shining example of uncompromising integrity. In May 2019, in what appeared to be an act of bureaucratic apathy, the veteran leader was asked ...

Leaders from across the political spectrum condoled the death of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader R. Nallakannu on Wednesday. In a social media post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Thiru R.

Nallakannu, veteran leader of the Communist Party of India and freedom fighter, passed away in Chennai on February 25 at the age of 101. He had been undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government ...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 25 (ANI): The mortal remains of veteran CPI leader R Nallakannu on Wednesday were taken from Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to CPI Head Office in T ...

CHENNAI: In Tamil Nadu’s personality driven politics where optics and rhetoric matter a lot, there are only a few politicians who are remembered for their ideological resolve. Thozhar RNK is one. R ...

Veteran CPI leader and freedom fighter R. Nallakannu died at 101 in Chennai after prolonged illness. Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin announced full state honours, with tributes pouring in across party ...

Chennai: The Communist Party of India (CPI) and its veteran leader R Nallakannu’s ideology have helped the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) to put up a challenge to religion-based parties, ...

Having spent eight decades in political rough and tumble - he started his political career with the CPI at the age of 15. Nallakannu is still active in party works. Unfortunately, the veteran finds ...