Eminent Persons
- Sankaraiah passed away
- N. Sankaraiah, freedom fighter, senior most Communist leader in the country, and one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), dies at Chennai.
- In 2021, Sankaraiah was honoured with the Thagaisal Thamizhar Award.
- He served as the editor of the magazine “Theekathir” which is the mouthpiece of the CPI(M) in TN
