Congress legislator D. Sudarsanam died following cardiac arrest on Saturday night in Coimbatore, where he was attending the World Classical Tamil Conference, hospital authorities said on Sunday.
He was 67. The Tamil Nadu Congress Legislative Party leader was admitted to the Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital in Coimbatore, some 500 km from here, after he fell seriously ill. He is survived by three sons. His wife passed away two years ago. AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday condoled the death of Sudarsanam and said, “I am deeply saddened by the news of Tamil Nadu Congress Legislative Party leader Sudarsanam’s death.” Elected from Poonamallee Assembly constituency, Sudarsanam was serving his fourth term as Assembly member. —IANS