Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former MLA of Puducherry Seetha Vedanayagam passed away in his residence here Saturday following age-related ailments, his family said.
He was 83 and is survived by two daughters, they said.
Vedanayagam was elected to the territorial Assembly on a DMK ticket in 1980 from Uppalam segment and was earlier councillor of Puducherry Municipality.
Convenor of the Puducherry unit of the DMK (south wing) S P Sivakumar was among those who expressed their condolence.
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