Chennai, June 1 -- In a tragic incident, a senior functionary of the Opposition AIADMK ended his life by consuming poison unable to bear the party's rout in the recent Assembly elections in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday evening.
The AIADMK Thanjavur East District Trader'sWing Joint Secretary and loyal worker K S Mahendran, popularly called as 'Pookadai' Mahendran, was under mental stress for the last few days following the party's drubbing in the elections.
Unable to bear the loss, he ended his life last night after leaving behind a social media post stating that the Party General Secretary should placea wreath on his body.
As per his last wish, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami visited his residence and paid h...