Karuna expresses grief over Rakesh Siddaramaiah's death

DMK President M Karunanidhi today expressed shock over the death of Rakesh, son of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

"I am greatly shocked by the untimely death of your son, Rakesh. I have no word to adequately console you, your wife and members of your family at this tragic and sad moment of grief," Karunanidhi said in a letter to Siddaramaiah, a copy of which was released to the media.

Thirty-nine-year-old Rakesh Siddaramaiah, who was undergoing treatment at the Antwerp University Hospital in Brussels after he developed sudden pancreas-related complications on Tuesday, died yesterday.

He had been on an European tour with his friends since last week.