Veteran journalist and author K Govindan Kutty has died after a brief illness here, family sources said on Thursday.
Kutty, 81, is survived by wife, son and daughter. He breathed his last at his residence here on February 18.&nbsp;
He was the journalist who broke the news of the air crash involving the then Prime Minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-pune-records-over-14-500-property-registrations-in-january-2026-stamp-duty-collection-crosses-rs-600-crore-23617391" rel="nofollow">Morarji Desai</a> in 1977 at Jorhat in Assam.&nbsp;
Desai had survived the crash. Kutty had a notable career as a reporter and editor in Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi.
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Veteran journalist and author K Govindan Kutty passed away at the age of 81 after a brief illness. He was widely known for breaking the news of the 1977 air crash involving then Prime Minister Morarji Desai at Jorhat in Assam. Kutty had a distinguished career as a reporter and editor in Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi

Veteran journalist K Govindan Kutty passes away at 81

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