Chennai, Oct. 18 -- Tens and hundreds of people bade a tearful adieu as the mortal remains of veteran music composer and singer Thenisai Thendral Deva, who passed away yesterday, was laid to rest with full state honours at his native Sakkaramallur village at Arcot in Ranipet district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday evening.
His son and popular music composer Srikanth Deva performed the last rites and the sandalwood casket containing his mortal remains was interred in a pit with a 21 gun salute and the bugle sounding the last post.
Earlier, people from various walks of life, including political leaders, including actor-turned-politician Chief Minister Vijay, DMK President M.K.Stalin, his son and actor-politician Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK General ...