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He retired as director, Public Affairs at Pfizer India.
K. S. Neelakandan, a pioneer and legend in public relations passed away recently. He retired as director, Public Affairs at Pfizer India, and was closely associated with the Public Relation Society of India. A keen practitioner of public relations, he contributed to the industry for over five decades. He was also the chairman of Asian Institute of Public Relations and director, Healthcare & Industry Information Centre , where he played an active role in developing the PR industry. On the healthcare front, he played a key role in representing the industry and had dialogues with the government and on various public affairs and policies.
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K.S. Neelakandan
An avid music buff, he represented several cultural organisations. He was also associated with the Indo-American Society where he was the senior vice-chairman. Neelakandan, in his later years, was keenly pursuing the idea of setting up a PR and communication college. In his passing away the industry has lost a great leader and a mentor.
