Thu Jan 16 12:28:17 UTC 2025: ## Former AIADMK MP P.R. Sundaram Passes Away at 73

**Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, January 16, 2025** – P.R. Sundaram, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and a legislator, passed away at the age of 73 in Namakkal on Thursday. Sundaram, a native of Rasipuram, had a long career in Tamil Nadu politics.

He served two terms as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rasipuram from 1996 to 2006. Notably, his election in 1996 marked one of the few AIADMK victories in a landslide defeat for the party, which included the loss of its leader, Jayalalithaa. In 2014, he was elected as the MP for Namakkal, serving a five-year term. In 2021, he switched parties, joining the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

Sources indicate that Sundaram had been suffering from age-related health issues and had been confined to his home for several months prior to his death. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin offered his condolences. Sundaram is survived by his wife, Sundari, and son, Dinesh.

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