Erode MP, who attempted suicide, dies
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said Ganeshamurthi started his political journey in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and effectively discharged his responsibilities in various capacities including the post of district secretary
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77-year-old Ganeshamurthi had allegedly tried to kill himself after consuming some poisonous tablets on March 24 at his home in Erode
Erode, 28 March
Erode MP A Ganeshamurthi, who
allegedly attempted suicide recently, died at a Coimbatore hospital on Thursday
morning, sources from his party MDMK and police said.
Expressing shock and grief over his
demise, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said Ganeshamurthi started his
political journey in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and effectively
discharged his responsibilities in various capacities including the post of
district secretary. Later, he traversed the political path along with Vaiko
(MDMK chief). “His loss has given an inexpressible grief. He was an energetic
diplomat. I offer my deepest condolences and sympathies to the members of the
DMK, MDMK, his family and friends,” Stalin said in a statement.
Vaiko expressed shock over the
sudden demise and said he called on Ganeshamurthi’s son Kapilan and daughter
Tamilpiriya and conveyed his condolences. According to police, the 77-year-old
Ganeshamurthi had allegedly tried to kill himself after consuming some
poisonous tablets on March 24 at his home here. He was rushed to a hospital
here and later referred to another private institute in Coimbatore.
The Erode Town police has already
registered an attempt to suicide case. This will now be altered to a death by
suicide case, police said. Hospital authorities handed the body to the police
who took it to the Institute of Road Transport (IRT) Medical College Hospital
for autopsy.
After the post-mortem, the body
will be taken to Kumaravalasu village, 15 km from here, where it will be
buried, party sources said. Ganeshamurthi was elected as an MP on the DMK's
rising sun symbol in 2019. He had previously won the Lok Sabha polls from
Palani in 1998 and Erode in 2009. A widower, Ganesamurthi is survived by a son
and a daughter.
“He was a brave and determined
leader. There’s no iota of truth that Ganeshamurthi made a suicide attempt over
not getting a seat to contest Lok Sabha election again,” Vaiko said while
speaking to reporters in Coimbatore.
Recalling his association with the
departed leader since his college days in Chennai, Vaiko said both worked hard
to develop the party (then DMK). “The struggles during the student union days
are still vivid in my mind. .. he was incharge of Erode district of DMK and
later joined hands with me to launch the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam,” the MDMK chief said.
He had served as party treasurer,
and was a MLA and MP too, Vaiko said and added that both of them were
incarcerated when they were detained under the POTA Act.
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