Chennai: A week after the death of legislator and DMK leader J Anbazhagan due to Covid-19, another DMK leader has been tested positive for coronavirus.
V P Kalairajan, former T Nagar MLA (Anbazhagan too was a T Nagar strongman), joined the DMK after stints in the AIADMK and the AMMK. He is currently the literary wing secretary of the main opposition party.
Sources said Kalairajan was unwell and was admitted to a private hospital in the city. “Covid-19 test was performed and he has tested positive. He is currently under the observation of doctors,” sources added.
Kalairajan was a member of the 13th and 14th Tamilnadu Legislative Assemblies from the Theagaraya Nagar constituency in Chennai district.
Kalairajan won the Theagaraya Nagar constituency as an AIADMK candidate in the 2006 and 2011 State Assembly elections.