Keralam Speaker’s Onam greetings reach author Sumangala five years after her death
The Kerala Assembly Speaker accidentally sent Onam festival greetings to the late children's author Sumangala, who passed away over five years ago. Her family responded with amusement and irony, suggesting the address be updated to the afterlife.
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The incident serves as a lighthearted look at administrative errors and the importance of maintaining accurate government databases.
Keralam Assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has sent Onam greetings to celebrated children’s writer Sumangala, who passed away more than five years ago, in an apparent lapse that has left her family amused and bemused.
The letter, addressed to Sumangala, Desamangalam Mana, Oottupara, Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, reached the family by post, prompting her son and cultural activist Ashtamoorthy to share the episode on social media.
Sumangala, a celebrated writer of children’s literature, passed away five years and four months ago. Reacting to the letter, Ashtamoorthy thanked the Speaker for remembering his mother, but his post carried a sharp touch of irony.
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