Congress MLA from Erode East constituency in Tamil Nadu and son of former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan, E Thirumahan Everaa, died on Wednesday following illness, the party said.
He was 46.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjuna Kharge, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and State Leader of Opposition and AIADMK interim chief K Palaniswami condoled the death of the first-time legislator.
The MLA is the great grandson of rational leader E V Ramasamy 'Periyar.'
He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
A Congress release said Gandhi, Kharge and senior leaders including K C Venugopal expressed their condolences with Elangovan over the phone.
The untimely passing away of a young and energetic leader is irrevocable loss to his family and friends, Ravi said in a condolence message.
Chief Minister Stalin expressed shock and grief over the young MLA's death and recalled their recent meeting.
I always remember his cheerful face," he said.
TNCC president K S Alagiri condoled his party colleague's death and expressed his sympathies with Elangovan, a former chief of the Congress' state unit. -- PTI