Actor Thavasi dies battling cancer

Madurai: 24.11.2020 

Tamil actor and comedian Thavasi, who was undergoing treatment for cancer at a private hospital in Madurai, passed away on Monday at the age of 60. He is survived by wife, son and daughter. According to Thiruppurankundram MLA Dr P Saravanan, at whose hospital Thavasi was undergoing treatment, the actor suffered breathing difficulties and had to be shifted to an ICU, but he breathed his last around 8 pm. “For the past two days, he was critically-ill and we provided him the best treatment we could. By Monday afternoon, his condition was worsening and became extremely critical. His death is a huge loss to the film fraternity,” said Dr Saravanan. The MLA said that his family had wished to take him back to his native place during the last days of his life but he had expired before they could make any arrangements. TNN