CHENNAI: Senior CPI(M) leader and former Central Committee member N. Varadarajan died here on Tuesday at a private hospital after a prolonged illness. Varadarajan, 87, is survived by his wife and two sons.
A three time MLA, Varadarajan who was not keeping well for the past two to three years, had attended the party’s 20th Congress in Kozhikode which concluded on Monday. This morning he complained of uneasiness and was admitted to a private hospital here, where he breathed his last, party sources said.
CPI(M) State unit Secretary G. Ramakrishnan expressed grief over Mr. Varadarajan’s demise and said it was an “irreparable loss.”
His body was kept at the party’s T. Nagar office for people to pay their respects. It will be taken to his hometown Dindigul where the last rites would be performed on Wednesday, the party said in a release.
The party flag would be flown at half-mast for the next three days as a mark of respect to the departed leader, it said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, DMK chief M. Karunanidhi and leaders of several other political parties have condoled the death of the Marxist veteran.
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