In a tweet, actor Kamal Haasan conveyed his condolences to the family of Thagadoor Gopi, the founder of HiGopi who developed codes to transliterate English to Tamil online. Gopalakrishnan, alias Thagadoor Gopi, passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in Hyderabad on Saturday. He further saluted him on behalf of the Tamil writing population and said Tamil Nadu needs more people like him.
Tamizh writing population of the world salutes Kumarasamipettai's son Higopi fame Thaagadoor Gopi.The boon he bestowed on the neo-Tamizh world will be remembered. ByeLGopi. Tamizh nadu must and will beget more sons like you. My condolence to the family
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 1, 2018