MS Swaminathan cremated with police honours

Funeral rites of renowned agriculture scientist Swaminathan were performed with police honors at the Besant Nagar crematorium on September 29. Hailed as the Father of the Green Revolution and a visionary administrator, Swaminathan (1925-2023) breathed his last at his Teynampet residence here on September 28. He was 98. Earlier, the mortal remains of the departed soul were kept at his residence for public to pay their last respects. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, several political leaders and government officials paid their homage to the departed soul. Chief Minister MK Stalin visited Dr MS Swaminathan Research Foundation at Taramani in Chennai on Friday morning to pay tributes to the departed soul.