CPI veteran Nallakannu’s body handed over to Madras Medical College for medical research
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CPI veteran R. Nallakannu's body was honored with a procession and donated to Madras Medical College for medical research.
Thousands of Communist Party of India (CPI) workers and members of the general public thronged ‘Balan Illam’, the party’s State headquarters at T. Nagar in Chennai, on Thursday (February 26, 2026), to pay their last respects to freedom fighter and veteran leader R. Nallakannu, who passed away at the age of 101 on Wednesday (February 25, 2026).
Many CPI workers and members of the public from various districts arrived at the party office to pay tributes to Nallakannu, who championed the rights of the working class and the oppressed.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, along with his Cabinet colleagues, leaders of various political parties including MDMK general secretary Vaiko, DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant, Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman, members of the film fraternity and several others, paid homage to the departed leader.
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