Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader E.M. Sudarsana Nachiappan dies at 79 at his residence, according to multiple reports. Political leaders across party lines express condolences following his death.
Nachiappan is described as a veteran Congress politician who enters politics in the late 1960s and goes on to serve as a Lok Sabha member. He later represents Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, and he is also reported to have held the Union Minister of State portfolio for Commerce and Industry.
One outlet adds electoral context, saying he defeats P. Chidambaram in Sivaganga in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections. Other coverage focuses more broadly on his long career and ministerial role, with both accounts agreeing on his seniority within Congress and the fact of his death at 79.
