The mortal remains of writer Unnikrishnan Puthur were assigned to flames on Thursday noon after hundreds of people paid last tributes to their beloved writer. He was given a state funeral at his residence here.
District Collector M S Jaya placed a wreath on behalf of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy while Chavakkad Tahasildar placed a wreath on behalf of Speaker G Karthikeyan.
KPCC president V M Sudheeran, Co-operation Minister C N Balakrishnan, CPM district secretary A C Moideen, LDF’s candidate at Kollam Lok Sabha constituency M A Baby, Guruvayur municipal Chairman T T Sivadasan, Chavakkad municipal chairperson Satheerathnam Surendran, writer Madambu Kunjukuttan, actors Shivaji Guruvayur and V K Sreeraman paid homage to the veteran writer. Puthur, 81, had died owing to old-age related ailments on Wednesday afternoon at a private hospital in Chavakkad.