AIADMK presidium chairman, E. Madhusudhanan, no more

Mr. Madhusudhanan, 80, a well known face of the party in north Chennai, died in the city on Thursday after a brief illness

The chairperson of the AIADMK presidium, and former Minister, E. Madhusudhanan, 80, died in Chennai on Thursday after a brief illness. He was . His wife, Jeeva, predeceased him in April this year. A long-standing, well known face of the party in north Chennai, Mr. Madhusudhanan passed the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination in 1956. It was then that M.G. Ramachandran, who founded the AIADMK in 1972 and became Chief Minister five years later, was emerging as one of the leading stars of Tamil cinema. Mr. Madhusudhanan became one of his ardent fans and identified himself as a follower of MGR. He also took an interest in matters concerning labour welfare.