Alappuzha: Funeral of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue P Parameswaran was held at Alappuzha on Monday.
The last rites were performed by Pradeep, grandson of his elder brother, at Kayippuram Thamarasseril Illam at Muhamma in Alappuzha.
The 93-year-old breathed his last at the house of Nila Seva Samithi secretary K Shashikumar at Mayannur in Thrissur district in the early hours of Sunday. He was undergoing Ayurvedic treatment for the past several months at Ottapalam in the Palakkad district.
Parameswaran was born to Parameshwaran Ilayathu and Savithri Anthrajanam at Thamarasseril Illam at Muhamma village in Alappuzha district in 1926.
Parameswaran was accorded the Padma Shri in 2004 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018. He was fondly called as Parameswarji.
A meeting with the then RSS chief M S Golwalkar proved crucial in forming the political and social vision of the young Parameswaran.
He had won several recognitions, including the Kerala Sahithya Academy Endowment award, Hindu of the Year award, Amrithakeerthi Award, Vidhyadhiraja Darshana, Janmashtami Award, Arsha Bharath Samskara Paramashrestha award and Hanuman-Poddar Award.
The veteran RSS campaigner had also authored several books. Some of his major works are ‘Navodhanathinte Pravachakan’, ‘Marxilninnniu Maharshiyilekke’, ‘Sri Aravindan Bhaviyude Darsanikan’, ‘Glasnostun Perestroikayum Indian Communistukalum’, and ‘Hindu Dharmavum Indian Communisavum’.
