<span style="color: #222222;">V. Sankaran, former Director News, AIR, Chennai, died late last night after a brief illness. He was 74.&nbsp; He had worked in RNI, PIB, AIR and DPR (Defence). He served in Puducherry for a long time as a correspondent, for All India Radio. His last rights will be performed in his village Ayyanarkulam in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.</span><br />