Thiruvananthapuram Oct 3 (PTI) Political leaders in Kerala, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the demise of renowned journalist and author Thayil Jacob Sony George, popularly known as T J S George, who died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday.

He was 97.

A Padma Bhushan awardee, George was widely respected for his incisive writing, often marked by satire and sarcasm. Show Full Article

He served as the Editorial Advisor of The New Indian Express and earned acclaim for his widely read weekly column, Point of View, which he wrote for 25 years until 2022, continuing until the age of 94.

Born on May 7, 1928, to Magistrate T T Jacob and Chachiamma Jacob, George pursued journalism for more than half a century, both in India and abroad.

He began his career in 1950 at

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