BJP's first MLA in Tamil Nadu passes away, PM Modi condoles death: 'People like him...'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP nationalist president J P Nadda condoled Velayuthan's death.

In a station connected X, Modi said: "Anguished by the passing distant of Thiru C. Velayutham Ji, the archetypal BJP MLA from Tamil Nadu. It is radical similar him who person built our enactment successful Tamil Nadu and explained our improvement docket to the people. He volition besides beryllium remembered for his interest for the mediocre and downtrodden. Condolences to his household and admirers. Om Shanti." BJP nationalist president JP Nadda recalled the deceased leader's committedness and dedication to the enactment and nine and said it volition ever beryllium remembered. Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai hailed Velayuthan arsenic a pioneer of the enactment successful the authorities who worked hard and "sowed the seeds of assurance for the party's maturation successful Tamil Nadu".

In a station connected 'X', helium condoled the decease of Velayuthan and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family. Several different BJP leaders, including Union Minister L Murugan condoled Velayuthan's decease and fondly recalled that helium was their party's archetypal MLA successful the Tamil Nadu Assembly. Velayuthan's triumph successful the 1996 Assembly predetermination was remarkable, not lone due to the fact that the saffron enactment opened its relationship successful the assembly connected its own, but it happened erstwhile the DMK-led confederation swept the polls, decimating the AIADMK.

Velayuthan was elected from Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency successful Kanniyakumari district, wherever the enactment has respective pockets of power and cadre strength. In 1996, Velayuthan defeated his nearest rival Bala Janathipathy of the DMK and won by a borderline of 4,540 votes. He was associated with Sevabharathi, an RSS affiliated societal work organisation and took portion successful the anti-Emergency question from 1975 to 1977.

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Published: 08 May 2024, 08:44 PM IST