“A low profile and a hard-working Congressman,” Sonia Gandhi stated in a letter. (File)
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday condoled the dying of PS W Madhava Rao, the celebration’s meeting polls candidate from Srivilliputhur constituency in Tamil Nadu who died because of COVID-19 issues, and praised his dedication and loyalty to the celebration.
In a letter to Rao’s daughter Dhivya Rao, Sonia Gandhi stated she was deeply shocked and saddened to study of the passing away of a devoted and dependable Congress chief after having fallen sufferer to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madhava Rao was 63 years outdated and is survived by his daughter. He died at a personal hospital in Madurai the place he was admitted on March 20 for therapy, his son-in-law Okay Rajiv advised information company PTI.
“A low profile and a hard-working Congressman, Madhava Rao, was our celebration’s candidate from the reserved meeting constituency of Srivilliputhur within the simply concluded meeting polls,” Sonia Gandhi stated in her letter to his daughter.
“Regardless of his hospitalisation in the midst of the marketing campaign, you had taken upon your self the accountability to marketing campaign for him so exhausting and garnered help from each part of the society that we weren’t solely anticipating Madhava Rao to return out of the hospital safely quickly but additionally come out victorious within the election on 2nd Might,” Ms Gandhi stated.
However the merciless destiny had one thing else in retailer and have all been left bereaved, the Congress chief stated.
“My coronary heart goes out to you and your loved ones and the whole Congress celebration stands with you all on this hour of grief. His service to the Congress celebration can be remembered,” she stated.
Whereas polls had been held on April 6, the counting of votes is scheduled on Might 2 and in case the Congress nominee emerged victorious, Srivilliputhur phase would face a bypoll later.
