A blast from the past for TN Health Secretary

J. Radhakrishnan made a quick stop at Natham village near Kumbakonam -- the people here were once close to him, he said, because 13 of the 94 children who had died in the horrific Kumbakonam school fire in 2004, hailed from this village

It was a detour, but for Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan, it was a blast from the past. On tour in the delta districts to oversee pandemic control activities, he smuggled a short span of time in his schedule to catch up with people from his past. Dr. Radhakrishnan made a quick stop at Natham village near Kumbakonam, en route. The people of this village were once close to him, he said, because 13 of the 94 children who had died in the horrific Kumbakonam school fire in 2004, hailed from this village. Dr. Radhakrishnan was the collector of Thanjavur district at that point and oversaw relief and rehabilitation for the families of children who died in the fire accident.