The body of Major Mukund Vardarajan who was killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian District last week, has arrived in Chennai for last rites.
DMK leaders Jagathratchagan and T M Anbarasan paid rich tribute to the martyred major.
Major Mukund Vardarajan and sepoy Vikram Singh were killed by militants during an overnight gun battle that started Friday in Shopian , which is 55 kilometres away from Srinagar.