AIR FM LRS Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu in its' weekly literary programme (Ilakiya Thendral) on 8th May 2016 at 9 am broadcast an interview programme with Dr.G.Kannan, the First Visually Impaired Scholar in Tamil Nadu to become the Principal of Government Arts College, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. Dr.G.Kannan is a scholar in Tamil and has published an anthology of poems penned by a galaxy of Visually Impaired Poets. Dr.G.Kannan was interviewed by Shri.R.Murali, Programme Executive (Co-Ordination), covering the life,literature and leadership qualities of the visually impaired scholar who has achieved this unique feat in the entire state.The New Indian Express, the leading English Daily has published the above news item dated 8th May 2016.