THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The The attempts made by Corporation officials to block late lyricist and dancer Padmaja Radhakrishnan’s children who came to take part in their mother’s funeral resulted in a heated argument for some time.

Daughter Karthika had come from Dubai and son A R Rajakrishna from Chennai.

The Corporation officials stand was that her daughter and son won’t be allowed to take part in the last rites as they are supposed to live under quarantine.

Both of them wore PPE kit and paid their last respects to their mother. The Corporation authorities prevented them when they were about to go to Shanthi kavadam for cremation of the body.

Finally, actor-MP Suresh Gopi intervened; he talked to the officials and arranged Ambulance 108 for their transportation to the crematorium. Karthika and Rajakrishna went in that ambulance.

Now, they are under quarantine in two rooms in their house.