Kumari Ananthan, former Tamil Nadu Congress chief, dies at 93

Veteran Congress leader and noted orator in Tamil, Kumari Ananthan who fought for and succeeded in ensuring the use of Tamil language in addressing the Parliament has died, his family said on Wednesday.

Chief Minister M K Stalin and MDMK leader Vaiko, himself a Parliamentarian, recalled that Mr Ananthan was instrumental in getting the right to speak in Tamil in the Parliament.

Mr Ananthan was 92 and he passed away around 12.15 AM, Wednesday. A former President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), he is survived by a son and four daughters, including senior BJP leader and former Governor of Telangana, Tamilisai Soundararajan.