Former Kanyakumari DMK district secretary among 3 killed in mishap

Former DMK Kanyakumari district secretary NS Raja was among three party workers killed when their car collided with a container lorry at the Palakkad bypass road early this morning.

Another DMK worker with serious injuries has been admitted to the government hospital in Coimbatore.

Police said the four were returning to Nagercoil after attending the ongoing world classical Tamil conference when the mishap occurred about 12km from Coimbatore.

State tourism minister Suresh Rajan and Kanyakumari MP Helen Davidson visited the injured person at the hospital.