Actor, AIADMK leader S S Chandran dies of heart attack

AIADMK leader and famous Tamil actor S S Chandran died of heart attack in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district on Friday night, party officials said on Saturday.

Chandran, 69, had addressed a public meeting at Muthupettai in Tiruvarur district on Friday night and went to Mannargudi where he was supposed to address a public meeting on Saturday.



According to party officials, Chandran complained of chest pain in the night and was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
His body was brought here on Saturday.
Chandran, who had acted in more than 700 films, had also been a Rajya Sabha member.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons.
AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has termed the loss of Chandran as irreparable.
She said Chandran propagated the party's policies as well as ruling DMK's misdeeds in simple language that could be understood by commoners.