Coronavirus: Former Puducherry minister Elumalai succumbs to COVID-19
Elumalai succumbed to COVID-19 in centrally administered JIPMER in Puducherry on August 12
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<p>A Elumalai, former local administration minister of Puducherry succumbed to coronavirus on Wednesday (August 12).</p>
A Elumalai, former local administration minister of Puducherry succumbed to coronavirus on Wednesday (August 12).
<p><br /> The 53-year-old leader tested positive for the infection and was admitted to JIPMER in Puducherry on Tuesday.<br /> </p>
The 53-year-old leader tested positive for the infection and was admitted to JIPMER in Puducherry on Tuesday.
<p><br /> </p> <p>He was local administration minister in the Congress ministry headed by the then chief minister N Rangasamy in 2001.</p>
He was local administration minister in the Congress ministry headed by the then chief minister N Rangasamy in 2001.
<p><br /> <strong>Elumalai was also chairman of the Puducherry Agro Services and Industrial Corporation (PASIC) run by the territorial government.</strong></p>
Elumalai was also chairman of the Puducherry Agro Services and Industrial Corporation (PASIC) run by the territorial government.
<p> </p> <p>As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 52,810.<br /> </p>
As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 52,810.
<p><br /> Till date, 1,86,156 males, 1,22,464 females and 29 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state. </p>
Till date, 1,86,156 males, 1,22,464 females and 29 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.