Journalist Philip Thomas

Chennai, May 9 (UNI) Journalist and AIADMK Legal Wing Joint Secretary Philip Thomas died at a corporate hospital here today following a prolonged illness.

He was 46. He is survived by wife and a daughter.

The end came at 1130 hrs after a long and painful battle against cancer, family sources said.

A practising lawyer in Madras High Court, Thomas had a penchant for journalism and had nearly 20 years of experience in the field.

Besides having served as the Editor of the daily 'Madras Times', he was closely associated with the now defunct 'Swadesamitran'.

An ardent admirer of AIADMK General Secretary and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, Mr Thomas joined the party after she took over the reins of the AIADMK.

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