ADMK MP dies in road mishap
Villupuram, February 23
AIADMK Lok Sabha MP S Rajendran died on Saturday after his car rammed into a road median at Tindivanam near here, the police said.
The 62-year-old MP representing Villupuram suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot this morning, they said. “Two others — his driver and a relative who assisted him in his work —- were taken to a local hospital and then shifted to Government Medical College Hospital at Mundiyampakkam (Villupuram district),” a police official said.
According to preliminary enquiries, the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a road median under construction at Tindivanam and a probe was on. Rajendran was on his way to Chennai when the accident occurred.
CM K Palaniswami condoled Rajendran’s death and said he was anguished to learn about it. — PTI
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