CHENNAI: Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, DMK president MK Stalin and TNCC president KS Alagiri on Sunday condoled the demise of Madhava Rao, who contested in the recently-held Assembly election from the Srivilliputhur constituency on a Congress ticket. Rao passed away on Sunday morning due to a lung infection.
Panneerselvam conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and the Congress party. MK Stalin said that he is saddened by the demise of Madhava Rao and extended condolences on behalf of the DMK. “It would be a loss to the Congress party and to the people of the Srivilliputhur constituency as he was to enter the State Assembly as an MLA,” Stalin said. Further, he urged all those working for public welfare to inoculate themselves against Covid-19 without fail.
TNCC president KS Alagiri said that the departed Congress candidate was loyal to the party and that he was given a ticket in the State Assembly polls after being denied one for the past several years. He expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and the Congress cadre.