TN Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu passes away
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| Updated on: 1 November 2020, 8:51 IST
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Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu passed away on October 31 at 11:15 pm at the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai.
He was admitted to the hospital and had suffered a "significant deterioration in vital functions" on Friday.
Minister R Doraikkannu was admitted to the hospital on October 13 with breathlessness and had tested positive for COVID-19.
(ANI)
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