Chennai, Feb. 25 -- The mortal remains of veteran CPI leader R Nallakannu on Wednesday were taken from Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to CPI Head Office in T Nagar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

CPI(M) workers and Communists in Tamil Nadu gathered near the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.

Nallakannu, who had been undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, at the age of 101.

Nallakannu was one of the senior-most Communist leaders in Tamil Nadu.

Earlier today, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid an emotional tribute to veteran leader R Nallakannu, calling him an "indomitable comrade" and a "political volcano" whose life would remain a guiding ligh...