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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
A young Indian Tamil woman has tragically passed away earlier this morning in the southern city of Invercargill due to an aggressive fourth stage cancer that was only detected a few days ago, leaving everyone in shock and disbelief.
The Indian Weekender has learned that she hailed from Tamil Nadu state of India and her parents has been informed, who have given the permission to the next of kin to organise a funeral here in New Zealand.
Known as Sridevi among her colleagues and acquaintances, the Indian Weekender understands that she had recently completed her PhD from the Auckland University of Technology and was currently working in Invercargill.
It is also understood that she had first arrived in New Zealand on a student visa few years ago to pursue her PhD and was currently on a work visa.
The sources said Sridevi’s aggressive stage of cancer was only detected a few days ago before the tragic death today.
A friend and work colleague of Sridevi from the Auckland University of Technology, Magesh, with whom the Indian Weekender has spoken, has travelled from Auckland, to take care of funeral arrangements.
“We were colleagues at the AUT where we did our PhD together. I have not much information just right now. All I know is that we will definitely need community’s support from every corner to do the needful. I will surely share more details as soon as I can,” Magesh said.
Meanwhile, Raveen Annamalai, President of Aotearoa New Zealand Federation of Tamil Sangam Inc (ANTS) had told the Indian Weekender that it was a tragic news not only for the Tamil community but the entire Kiwi-Indian community.
“We are waiting for more detail information to better understand the exact nature of help required from the wider community, if any, and will definitely respond,” Annamalai said.
The Indian High Commission is aware of the unfortunate death and is proving all support to the next of the kin here in NZ.
More to come
A young Indian Tamil woman has tragically passed away earlier this morning in the southern city of Invercargill due to an aggressive fourth stage cancer that was only detected a few days ago, leaving everyone in shock and disbelief.
The Indian Weekender has learned that she hailed from Tamil Nadu...
A young Indian Tamil woman has tragically passed away earlier this morning in the southern city of Invercargill due to an aggressive fourth stage cancer that was only detected a few days ago, leaving everyone in shock and disbelief.
The Indian Weekender has learned that she hailed from Tamil Nadu state of India and her parents has been informed, who have given the permission to the next of kin to organise a funeral here in New Zealand.
Known as Sridevi among her colleagues and acquaintances, the Indian Weekender understands that she had recently completed her PhD from the Auckland University of Technology and was currently working in Invercargill.
It is also understood that she had first arrived in New Zealand on a student visa few years ago to pursue her PhD and was currently on a work visa.
The sources said Sridevi’s aggressive stage of cancer was only detected a few days ago before the tragic death today.
A friend and work colleague of Sridevi from the Auckland University of Technology, Magesh, with whom the Indian Weekender has spoken, has travelled from Auckland, to take care of funeral arrangements.
“We were colleagues at the AUT where we did our PhD together. I have not much information just right now. All I know is that we will definitely need community’s support from every corner to do the needful. I will surely share more details as soon as I can,” Magesh said.
Meanwhile, Raveen Annamalai, President of Aotearoa New Zealand Federation of Tamil Sangam Inc (ANTS) had told the Indian Weekender that it was a tragic news not only for the Tamil community but the entire Kiwi-Indian community.
“We are waiting for more detail information to better understand the exact nature of help required from the wider community, if any, and will definitely respond,” Annamalai said.
The Indian High Commission is aware of the unfortunate death and is proving all support to the next of the kin here in NZ.
More to come
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