Veteran Journalist K Govindan Kutty Passes Away at 81

• Veteran journalist and author K Govindan Kutty, 81, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram after a brief illness.
• Known as KGK, he had a distinguished career with Indian Express and India Today, reporting from Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi.
• He broke the news of Prime Minister Morarji Desai's 1977 air crash and reported on internal fissures within CPI(M) in Kerala.
• Kutty authored ten books in English and Malayalam, including biographies of T N Seshan, Rajan Pillai, K Karunakaran, and K M Mani.
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled his death, recognizing his significant contributions to journalism.