Obituary; P. Sekar, senior fruit seller on South Mada Street

P. Sekar, a popular and long-standing fruit seller of  Mylapore who ran his business on South Mada Street, opposite Sri Velleeswarar Temple passed away on Oct.30
He had a large circle of customers and the prices of the fruits he sold were affordable. He  opened the shop early and closed only at 10 p.m. His wife often assisted him here.
He loved evergreen, popular Tamil film songs of the 50s and  60s and at this music would be on play on his cellphone at the stall.
He was a resident of Mosque Street
As  a mark of  respect to his memory,  many hawker shops  on this road remained closed for half a day, the day after Sekar passed away.
– By Baskar Seshadri