Sonia Gandhi Condoles Death Of Congress Candidate In Tamil Nadu Polls

Sonia Gandhi said she was deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the passing away of a dedicated and loyal Congress leader after having fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of PS W Madhava Rao, the party's assembly polls candidate from Srivilliputhur constituency in Tamil Nadu who died due to COVID-19 complications, and praised his dedication and loyalty to the party. In a letter to Rao's daughter Dhivya Rao, Sonia Gandhi said she was deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the passing away of a dedicated and loyal Congress leader after having fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. Madhava Rao was 63 years old and is survived by his daughter. He died at a private hospital in Madurai where he was admitted on March 20 for treatment, his son-in-law K Rajiv told news agency PTI. "A low profile and a hard-working Congressman, Madhava Rao, was our party's candidate from the reserved assembly constituency of Srivilliputhur in the just concluded assembly polls," Sonia Gandhi said in her letter to his daughter.