PMK announces ₹5 lakh solatium to kin of cadre killed in accident enroute to Mamallapuram
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday condoled the death of a party cadre Vijay hailing from Maruvathur near Vaitheeswaran Koil, in a road accident enroute to the Vanniyar Youth Conference held in Mamallapuram on Sunday. He announced a solatium of ₹5 lakh to his family. Five other cadre who had accompanied Vijay in the same vehicle are being given the best treatment possible, he said.
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