<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A doctor in Kerala's Kannur, known for charging a very nominal fee of Rs 2, passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday.</p><p>Dr A K Rairu Gopal, popularly known as 'two rupee doctor', even used to provide free consultation and medicines to financially weak patients at his home clinic.</p><p>Dr Gopal, was a second generation doctor and used to say that if you want to mint money there are many other professions. He consulted around 18 lakh patients during his career.</p> .<p>Even as Dr Gopal raised his consultation fee to Rs 10 a few years ago, he continued to be known as 'two rupee doctor". </p><p>He used to carry out consultation for 10-12 hours daily at his home. People from nearby districts also used to consult him.</p><p>Owing to ill health he stopped consultation a few months back.</p><p>Condoling the death of Dr Gopal, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that over the last 50 years Dr Gopal was providing big relief to patients from weaker sections and thereby he was widely hailed as common people's doctor.</p><p>Dr Gopal is survived by wife, son and daughter.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A doctor in Kerala's Kannur, known for charging a very nominal fee of Rs 2, passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday.</p><p>Dr A K Rairu Gopal, popularly known as 'two rupee doctor', even used to provide free consultation and medicines to financially weak patients at his home clinic.</p><p>Dr Gopal, was a second generation doctor and used to say that if you want to mint money there are many other professions. He consulted around 18 lakh patients during his career.</p> .<p>Even as Dr Gopal raised his consultation fee to Rs 10 a few years ago, he continued to be known as 'two rupee doctor". </p><p>He used to carry out consultation for 10-12 hours daily at his home. People from nearby districts also used to consult him.</p><p>Owing to ill health he stopped consultation a few months back.</p><p>Condoling the death of Dr Gopal, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that over the last 50 years Dr Gopal was providing big relief to patients from weaker sections and thereby he was widely hailed as common people's doctor.</p><p>Dr Gopal is survived by wife, son and daughter.</p>