Cho Ramaswamy death: Rajinikanth, Suriya and others pay homage to the veteran

A host of celebrities have paid their tribute to Cho Ramaswamy, who died on Wednesday, December 7. Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, Suriya with his father Sivakumar and brother were prominent names from Kollywood, who paid homage to the diseased at his residence in MRC Nagar, Chennai.

"I have come to offer my condolences and pay tribute. Cho Ramaswamy never compromised his writings for anybody's sake. My heartfelt condolences to the family members. May his soul rest in peace," the ANI quotes Rajinkanth, who was very close to Ramaswamy, as saying.

It is interesting to note that Cho Ramaswamy was one of the many, who wanted Rajinikanth to enter politics. But the Tamil superstar, who was initially interested to enter politics, backed out in the later years.

Cho Ramaswamy was a lawyer by profession, but created a niche for himself as an actor before turning a full-time journalist. He founded a Tamil weekly magazine Tughlak, which was known for honest views.

He had been suffering from age-related health issues for some time now and it may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had paid a visit to him in the hospital a few months ago.

His death has hit the people of Tamil Nadu, who are yet to recover from the demise of Jayalalithaa. Many other celebrities have paid their tributes on Twitter. Below, we bring you their comments:

Ranganathan Madhavan: #ChoRamaswamy -learned N intelligent man of the sharpest wit and http://humour.RIP sir-Awesome onstage,unforgettable in films.

Radikaa Sarathkumar: Only yesterday remembered #choRamaswamy introducing me very eloquently to #NarendraModi ji. Prayers for him. RIP #ChoRamaswamy sir worked under his direction inParukuley Nalla naadu insight to his humor, sharp wit &intellect.Great respect fr him.

Trisha: Truly turning out 2 be a heartbreaking DecmeberRip Cho sir.

Vivek: Actor,humorist,political analyst,speaker,writer,n a brave journalist who was the best friend of Amma is no more!#RIP Cho sir

Dhanush: RIP Cho Sir. An enigmatic multifaceted personality. #DarkDecember

Vishal: Actor n political analyst #choRamaswamy s no more.it's another loss2 the film industry n our society.big fan of his speeches

GV Prakash Kumar - Rest in peace .. Cho Ramaswamy sir .. respected intellectual ... December and chennai doesn't seem to go well together

Sarathkumar- An iconic political analyst,powerful playwright, brutally honest author-publisher Cho's demise is irreplaceable loss to us. #choRamasamy

TS Suresh: Woke up to Cho's demise. Depressing December. Cho Ramaswamy - A visionary journalist who not only saw the emerging leadership of the nation but also dared to announce it in the open

Shruti Haasan: Deeply saddened to hear that we have lost cho sir - a great mind and thinker may his soul rest in peace

Aishwarya Dhanush: #RIPCho uncle.A true well wisher for my father n his dearest friend.Cherish fond memories with u everytime I visited u at home. Memories of your witty humour n the most intelligent discussions we've had on many topics will remain etched in my heart forever. #saddened

Aishwarya Rajesh: Another big loss #choRamaswamy sir RIP ..

Archana Kalpathi: #RIP Cho Ramaswamy Sir. You will be missed.

Arunraja Kamaraj: R.I.P Mr.cho

Gayathri Raghuram: RIP Cho uncle