Tamil legend Cho passes away at 82

CHENNAI: Comedian, actor, political satirist and editor Cho Ramaswamy died a day after viewing the burial of friend J Jayalalithaa on television. A former member of the Rajya Sabha, Cho suffered a cardiac arrest and died at Apollo Hospitals. Cho founded and edited political magazine Thuglak, and earned universal respect as one who did not let personal friendship pass impartial judgement on political events. He has featured in 180 Tamil films, directed five movies, written and directed 20 plays, and authored 10 books. He was also a dialogue writer and lawyer.