Overview
- Ganesan died on January 4 at his residence in Ram Nagar, Thanjavur, after age-related ailments.
- His cremation is scheduled in his native village on January 5.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin paid respects at his home and issued a tribute, while MDMK chief Vaiko expressed shock and offered condolences.
- Across a long career, he joined anti-Hindi agitations, was detained under MISA during the Emergency, and later served as MLA, Legislative Council member, Rajya Sabha MP, and 2004 Tiruchi Lok Sabha MP.
- A DMK organiser turned MDMK founding member, he was removed from the MDMK leadership and expelled in 2008 for defying a trust-vote whip before returning to the DMK, where he was honoured as “Mozhipor Thalapathy.”