Former Agriculture Minister of Puducherry M Chandrakasu died of renal failure at the age of 67.
Chandrakasu is now the opposition AINRC legislator in Puducherry Assembly.
Chandrakasu was first elected as Congress legislator from Neduncadu reserved constituency in Karaikal in 1980.
He is survived by wife and a daughter Chandirapriyanga who is now the opposition AINRC legislator in Puducherry Assembly.
Chandrakasu was first elected as Congress legislator from Neduncadu reserved constituency in Karaikal in 1980. He retained the seat in the 1985 polls and became Speaker of the Assembly.
He was Minister in the Congress ministry led by V Vaithilingam between 1991 and 1996 after being elected for the third successive term from Neduncadu.
He was Agriculture Minister in the AINRC government formed by Rangasamy in 2011.
Puducherry Government: Know More- Lieutenant Governor: Kiran Bedi
- Chief Minister: V. Narayanasamy (INC)
- Chief Secretary (India): Manoj Parida IAS
- Director General of Police: Sunil Kumar Gautam IPS
- Legislature: Unicameral (33*seats)
