Senior Congress leader and Former Tamil Nadu Congress Chief EVKS Elangovan passed away on Saturday, December 14. EVKS Elangovan was admitted to the hospital due to a problem related to his lungs. He was there in a private hospital in Chennai.
Senior Congress leader Elangovan, passed away at the age of 75 and took his last breath in hospital in Chennai.
Tamil Nadu CM Paid Final Respect To EVKS Elangovan
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin paid his final respects to the late Congress leader EVKS Elangovan at his residence in Chennai. The Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin was present there with the CM. Udhayanidhi Stalin also paid his final respects to the late congress leader Elangovan.
#WATCH | Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin pay tribute to former Tamil Nadu Congress President EVKS Elangovan, who passed away at a private hospital in Chennai today due to a lung-related issue
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According to Tamil Nadu Congress, Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan was hospitalized due to a lung-related issue. For this, he was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Chennai, as per media reports.
According to media reports, Elangovan was hospitalized on November 11, 2024.
Who Was EVKS Elangovan?
EVKS Elangovan was the leader of the Congress party. He served as the Tamil Nadu Congress Chief. EVKS Elangovan was the son of a Founding member of DMK EVK. Sampath. Later on, Sampath joined Congress. Currently, Elangovan, at the time he passed away, represented the Erode-East constituency. The seat was previously led by his son Everaa E Thirumahan. He got elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly through the by-election held in 2023.
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