The Hindu journalist among two killed in accident in Uttarakhand

Two individuals, together with Karthik Madhavan (43), Particular Correspondent, The Hindu, Coimbatore, died, and 13 others have been injured in an accident close to Kopang on the Uttarkashi-Gangotri Freeway on Sunday night time.

Mr. Karthik had gone on a vacation to Uttarakhand to undertake a trekking expedition when the automobile through which he and his fellow trekkers have been travelling fell right into a ditch. Ankur Kirola, founder, Nomad Adventures, who had organised the trek, stated Mr. Karthik and Alka, a co-trekker from Aurangabad, have been killed within the accident.

Mr. Karthik is survived by his mother and father Madhavan and Sujatha, and spouse V. Haripriya, a Chief Sub Editor with The Hindu in Coimbatore.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Journalism, Bengaluru, Mr. Karthik began his profession as a trainee reporter with The New Indian Specific, Chennai in 2003, and later labored in Kancheepuram earlier than reporting for The Deccan Chronicle, Chennai for a number of months. He had joined The Hindu as Employees Reporter in Erode district in November 2005, the place he lined a variety of points, with plenty of give attention to rural reporting. He reported on agrarian points extensively, and had a eager curiosity in masking natural farming.

In 2010, he moved to the Coimbatore information bureau and lined greater training, civic points and politics. He was the primary to report on the controversial appointment of an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) functionary’s daughter, who had no monitor report in city governance, as Chief Govt Officer of Coimbatore Sensible Cities Restricted, in 2017. This ultimately led to her resignation.

A really reserved particular person amongst colleagues, he would, nonetheless, passionately plunge right into a debate on political points. He would additionally information journalism college students whereas they have been on coaching at The Hindu.

He took to images two years in the past. Armed with a DSLR digicam, he would enterprise out to {photograph} birds and landscapes and put up the photographs on Fb.

Mr. Karthik all the time had a ardour for biking and trekking. His holidays, of late, have been spent trekking in powerful hilly areas within the north, the final of which took him away on the fateful night time on Sunday.

Expressing deep anguish over his premature demise, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Ok. Stalin on Monday introduced a solatium of ₹5 lakh to his household.

The Chief of the Opposition within the State Meeting Edappadi Ok. Palaniswami and former Minister S. P. Velumani stated they have been deeply pained over the dying of the journalist. State Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) president Ok. Annamalai hailed Mr. Karthik as “a gentleman reporter and a gem of a human being”. BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan noticed, “An individual who liked Kashi and Ganga has misplaced his life in a holy land.”

The Coimbatore and Chennai Press Golf equipment condoled his dying.