Overview
- He died on October 31 at a Bengaluru hospital, according to his family.
- The former goalkeeper helped India win bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics and silver at the 1973 World Cup.
- He was the first athlete from Kerala to win an Olympic medal and received the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in 2019.
- His daughter said he was depressed after his wife Sheetala died last year and that jaundice near the end affected his liver.
- Hockey India’s Dilip Tirkey, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Olympian P. R. Sreejesh offered condolences, and the family said he will be buried in Bengaluru.