Chennai, Oct 19 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit,

State Ministers, Leader of the Opposition and DMK President

M K Stalin, BJP State President L Murugan, leaders of various

political parties and film personalities today called on Chief

Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and personally offered their

condolences for the death of his mother Thavusayammal, who

passed away in Salem last week.

Mr Purohit drove down to Mr Palaniswami's Greenways Road

residence in the city, offered his condolences and paid floral

tributes.

Earlier, Mr Stalin, accompanied by senior DMK leaders,

including Party General Secretary Duraimurugan, met the

Chief Minister at his residence and offered his condolences.

They also paid floral tributes to a decorated portrait of

Ms Thavusayammal.

Mr Murugan, Naam Tamizhar Party founder and director Seeman,

political party leaders, film actors, including Bhagyaraj, his wife

Poornima Bhagyaraj, Vijay Sethupathi, T Rajendar, Ramesh Khanna,

Ms Kutty Padmini, Chitra, Sangeetha and senior government officials

visited the residence of Mr Palaniswami and offered their condolences.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union

Ministers and leaders of various political parties have already expressed

their condolences to Mr Palaniswami following the death of his mother.

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