Former MLA passes away in Cumbum
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Former three-time MLA O. R. Ramachandran, known for his advocacy for farmers, passed away in Cumbum at 74.
Former MLA O. R. Ramachandran passed away in Cumbum on Friday. A three-time MLA, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1991, 1996 and 2001.
According to family members, he was born in 1947 in an agricultural family, he was closely associated with many farmers’ associations and had led several agitations for the benefit of the Cumbum valley ayacutdars. He had served as Muncipal chairman of Cumbum. He was a staunch supporter of late leader G.K. Moopanar and left the Indian National Congress and joined the Tamil Maanila Congress when the party was founded.
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