TN Assembly condoles Ajit Pawar’s demise

**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Chennai: Tamil Nadu Speaker M. Appavu speaks during the first day of the state Assembly session, in Chennai, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_20_2026_000073B)

Chennai, Feb 18 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday condoled the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Immediately after the House met for the day’s proceedings, Speaker M Appavu read out the resolution condoling the demise of Pawar, national president of Nationalist Congress Party, who died in a plane crash near Baramati on January 28.

The Speaker made obituary references to former members of the Legislative Assembly: N Sundaram and K Lingamuthu and to the demise of S S Rajagopalan, educationist.

The House observed two minutes’ silence as a mark of respect to the departed souls. PTI JSP KH

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