B. Ramachandra Adityan (79), Managing Editor of Malai Murasu Passes Away Wed Oct 16,2013

B. Ramachandra Adityan (79), Managing Editor of Malai Murasu, a Tamil eveninger, passed away on Wednesday at his residence in Adyar due to prolonged illness

He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter

The funeral will take place on Thursday Oct 17,2013

About Ramachandra Adityan

Ramachandra Adityan was the eldest son of Daily Thanthi founder Si. Balasubramania Adityan

 B. Sivanthi Adityan, owner of Daily Thanthi, who died in April 2013 also due to prolonged illness,was his

younger brother

Apart from managing Malai Murasu for over 50 years, Mr. Adityan was instrumental in launching weeklies and magazines such as Devi, Kanmani and Penmani and Tamil daily Kathiravan

Ramachandra Adityan played a vital role in rescuing Tamilnad Mercantile Bank after the bank went out of the control of Nadar community to the Essar group in 1990s(Nadar community were the original promoters of TMB)