Thrissur (Kerala): Kunjannam, 112-year-old, considered to be the oldest woman in India, died at a private hospital at Thrissur in Kerala on Tuesday after a brief illness.
According to local media reports, she was recently recognised by the Limca Book of World Records as the oldest living person in the country. She was suffering from age-related ailments for quite some time. The Limca Book of World Records recognised her as the oldest living spinster in the country and the certificate for the credit was handed over to her just five months ago.
She breathed her last when her family members were in touch with the Guinness Book of Records authorities to confer the recognition of the second living senior-most spinster in the world on her. She had also been waiting for a reply from the Book of World Record and Limca Book of Records authorities after writing to them to enter her name into the books as the oldest grandmother in the world, on the International Day of Older Persons on October 1 says a report in The New Indian Express.
Kunjannam was born on May 05, 1903, according to her baptism certificate and documentary evidence issued by the vicar of Our Lady of Rosary Church at Eranelloor established in 1861. She embraced death when her family was set to celebrate her 113th birthday in this coming May.
Eleventh daughter of her parents, Kunjannam was not married-off as she lost her parents in a gap of 41 days when she was a teen.
The funeral will be held at Parannoor church cemetery on Wednesday.
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