C Velayutham, BJP’s first Tamil Nadu MLA, dies | Chennai News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: C Velayutham, a former BJP MLA in the Tamil Nadu state assembly and dedicated social worker, died on Wednesday. Velayutham made history by becoming the first BJP member to be elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Padmanabhapuram Assembly constituency in the 1996 elections.He emerged victorious against DMK‘s Bala Janathipathy.However, he…