Former Tamil Nadu Minister K.P.P. Samy dead

Updated - February 27, 2020 11:50 am IST

Published - February 27, 2020 07:56 am IST - Chennai

K.P.P. Samy

K.P.P. Samy

 

Former Fisheries Minister and DMK MLA K.P.P. Samy died in Chennai after prolonged illness.

He was elected from Tiruvottiyur constituency, and held the portfolio of Fisheries between 2006 and 2011 in former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s Cabinet.

In 2011, he, along with his brothers, was arrested in connection with the murder of a local AIADMK functionary.

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