It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Mr Wimal Sockanathan who passed away on Tuesday, 1st August 2023, aged 79 years. He was born on 30th June 1944 in Sri Lanka. His parents were the late Thambu Sockanathan and Vimala Sockanathan who hailed from Kokkuvil, Jaffna.
He is the beloved husband of Pathma Sockanathan, loving father of Jano Albert-Wimal, father-in-law of Julian Suresh Albert and a much-loved grandfather of Ruqmini Jo. He is the loving brother of Yoga Thillainathan and late Dr Ravi Sockanathan, brother in law of Arumugam Thillainathan and Sujatha Sockanathan and a devoted uncle of Rajiv Thillainathan, Tulasi Suthanthirakumar, Thuwaraka Thillainathan, Dr Sanjeeve Sockanathan and Jeevapriya Sockanathan. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Due to his magnanimous nature, magnetic personality and famously comedic disposition he earned friends from all walks of life who till the very end cherished his friendship.
Wimal Sockanathan was multifaceted. He was one of the most iconic and well-respected Tamil broadcasters, a first rate journalist and an all round lovely human being. He was intelligent, charming, authoritative and always a wonderfully assured presence. He was a lawyer by profession and a broadcaster by passion. He came to the UK to pursue his career in law and startup his successful law firm Wimal & Co alongside his wife Pathma Sockanathan.
He started his broadcasting career at the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation (later SLBC) producing and presenting various high quality radio programmes from news to music and light entertainment, and began to earn himself a legion of what would be a lifelong fanbase. Later he migrated to the UK where he was invited to join the elite team of broadcasters at BBC Tamil Osai where he served as a news reader for the BBC World Service for decades after.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Mr Wimal Sockanathan who passed away on Tuesday, 1st August 2023, aged 79 years. He was born on 30th June 1944 in Sri Lanka. His parents were the late Thambu Sockanathan and Vimala Sockanathan who hailed from Kokkuvil, Jaffna.
He is the beloved husband of Pathma Sockanathan, loving father of Jano Albert-Wimal, father-in-law of Julian Suresh Albert and a much-loved grandfather of Ruqmini Jo. He is the loving brother of Yoga Thillainathan and late Dr Ravi Sockanathan, brother in law of Arumugam Thillainathan and Sujatha Sockanathan and a devoted uncle of Rajiv Thillainathan, Tulasi Suthanthirakumar, Thuwaraka Thillainathan, Dr Sanjeeve Sockanathan and Jeevapriya Sockanathan. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Due to his magnanimous nature, magnetic personality and famously comedic disposition he earned friends from all walks of life who till the very end cherished his friendship.
Wimal Sockanathan was multifaceted. He was one of the most iconic and well-respected Tamil broadcasters, a first rate journalist and an all round lovely human being. He was intelligent, charming, authoritative and always a wonderfully assured presence. He was a lawyer by profession and a broadcaster by passion. He came to the UK to pursue his career in law and startup his successful law firm Wimal & Co alongside his wife Pathma Sockanathan.
He started his broadcasting career at the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation (later SLBC) producing and presenting various high quality radio programmes from news to music and light entertainment, and began to earn himself a legion of what would be a lifelong fanbase. Later he migrated to the UK where he was invited to join the elite team of broadcasters at BBC Tamil Osai where he served as a news reader for the BBC World Service for decades after.