Monthly Archives: May 2017
DMK leader Periasamy passes away
A veteran party leader and a former MLA, he is the father of former minister Geetha Jeevan and party functionary N P Jegan.
DMK’s Tuticorin (South) district secretary and former MLA, N. Periasamy died at a private hospital here on Friday after a brief illness, the party said.
Party working president M.K. Stalin along with leaders including Rajya Sabha MP, R S Barathy placed a wreath on the body of 78-year-old Periasamy.
Periasamy was undergoing treatment for an ailment for sometime at the hospital and he died at 7 am, the party said.
A veteran party leader and a former MLA, he is the father of former minister Geetha Jeevan and party functionary N P Jegan.
A party release said party flags will be flown at half-mast for three days beginning today and party programmes will be deferred.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Tamil Nadu / by PTI / Chennai – May 26th, 2017