T'PURAM: Veteran Malayalam journalist E Somanath (58) passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. He had retired from Malayala Manorama as senior special correspondent in 2021. He had carved a niche for himself as a sharp political analyst, witty assembly reporter and an environmental writer.
Somanath was one of the widely-read political reporters in the state and his weekly political column 'Azhchakkurippukal' was popular. He had reported assembly proceedings for 30 years and prior to his retirement, speaker M B Rajesh and other legislators had felicitated him for his contributions.
Somanath, who hails from Vallikkunnu in Malappuram, is survived by his wife Radha, daughter Devaki and son-in-law Midhun.
