Composer Deva was buried with a 72-gun salute at Sakkaramallur near Arcot on Sunday. On Saturday, Chief Minister Vijay paid his respects at Deva’s T. Nagar home and embraced his son Srikanth Deva.
Composer Deva was buried with a 72-gun salute at Sakkaramallur near Arcot on Sunday. On Saturday, Chief Minister Vijay paid his respects at Deva’s T. Nagar home and embraced his son Srikanth Deva.
Veteran composer Deva, “Thenisai Thendral”, who died in Chennai on October 17 aged 75, was laid to rest with full state honours on Sunday, October 18, at Sakkaramallur near Arcot in Ranipet district.
| Time | What happened |
|---|---|
| Until 1 pm Sunday | Public homage at his Chennai residence |
| Afternoon | Body taken to Ranipet district; brief halt at the Ranganathar temple Deva built in his ancestral village, Pazhaya Mangadu |
| Evening | Burial at his farm in Sakkaramallur, his wife’s native village, near Arcot |
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