A. Kasilingam, former Minister, died on Thursday night. He was was 88. He was admitted a private hospital in Chennai. He is survived by wife and five children. Mr. Kasilingam, who won on AIADMK ticket from Muthialpet in 2001, was a Minister in the Congress-AIADMK coalition government headed by P. Shanmugham. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O. Pannerselvam and former legislator Om Sakthi Sekar condoled the death of Mr. Kasilingam.