"I am pained to hear his death. His demise is an irreparable loss to the state. I express my deep sympathy and pray for his soul to rest in peace," Jayalalithaa said in a statement here.
Ramaswamy has been an "efficient" Parliamentarian amd was an "affable" person, she said.
"As the grandson of the famous Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiyar and son of Rajah Sir M A Muthiah Chettiyar, Ramaswamy has worked for the welfare of education and for industrial development," she said.
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