Veteran Indian CPI leader passes away
IANS/Chennai
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D. Pandian was seriously injured in 1991 bomb blast that killed former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Former Member of Parliament and CPI leader D.Pandian (88) died here on Friday owing to prolonged illness.
Suffering from chronic kidney problems, Pandian was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Wednesday as his health condition turned worse.
Pandian's condition turned critical on Thursday night and was put on a ventilator but he passed away on Friday morning, a hospital official said.
A trade unionist Pandian headed the party's state unit thrice and was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989 and 1991 elections.