Veteran industrialist and three-time MLA, 'Pollachi' N Mahalingam died on Thursday following a cardiac arrest.
Mahalingam was the Chairman of the over Rs 5,000 crore Sakthi Group of Companies and Anamallais Bus Transport Ltd (ABT Services).
The 91-year old suffered the cardiac arrest during the function 'Gandhi Vallalar Vizha', which he has been organising for the past 40 years. He was rushed to a private hospital but declared dead, according to reporters.
Mahalingam is survived by his wife, three sons - M Manickam, M Balasubramaniam and M Srinivasan - and a daughter.
Born in 1923 in Pollachi in Coimbatore district in an agricultural family, Mahalingam was an alumnus of Loyola College in Chennai. An engineering graduate from Anna University, he was also awarded Honorary Doctorate by Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
He was also the recipient of the 'Padma Bhushan' and was elected to the State Assembly from Pollachi constituency three times on a Congress ticket.
He was also the recipient of the 'Padma Bhushan' and was elected to the State Assembly from Pollachi constituency three times on a Congress ticket.
