DMK leader Periasamy passes away

DMK Tuticorin (South) District Secretary N Periasamy died at a private hospital here today after a brief illness, the party said.

Party working president M K Stalin along with leaders including Rajya Sabha MP, R S Barathy placed a wreath on the body of 78-year-old Periasamy.

Periasamy was undergoing treatment for an ailment for sometime at the hospital and he died at 7 am, the party said.

A veteran party leader and a former MLA, he is the father of former minister Geetha Jeevan and party functionary N P Jegan.

A party release said party flags will be flown at half-mast for three days beginning today and party programmes will be deferred.