CHENNAI: Former AIADMK MLA E Ravikumar died after a car he was driving rammed the rear of a tipper truck near Seemapuram on the Vandalur-Minjur Outer Ring Road on Monday morning. Ravikumar’s wife B Nirmala, who is also a former AIADMK MLA, suffered injuries in the accident that happened around 9am. She was admitted to Government Stanley Hospital
Ravikumar, who was 63, represented Ponneri constituency while his wife represented Dindigul.Both of them were MLAs between 1991 and 1996. Ravikumar was a functionary of the MGR Mandram in Tiruvallur district.
The accident happened when they were returning home after dropping their daughter Raveena in Chennai. Raveena, who is studying medicine in Chennai and staying in a hostel, visited her parents in their home in Thiruvenkatapuram in the weekend.
Since their driver was on leave, Ravikumar drove the car on Monday morning.
Ravikumar, who was 63, represented Ponneri constituency while his wife represented Dindigul.Both of them were MLAs between 1991 and 1996. Ravikumar was a functionary of the MGR Mandram in Tiruvallur district.
The accident happened when they were returning home after dropping their daughter Raveena in Chennai. Raveena, who is studying medicine in Chennai and staying in a hostel, visited her parents in their home in Thiruvenkatapuram in the weekend.
Since their driver was on leave, Ravikumar drove the car on Monday morning.