Former MLA of Valparai constituency Kovai Thangam passed away at a private hospital in Coimbatore on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 74 years old.
Mr. Thangam entered politics as a Congressman and joined hands with G.K. Moopanar when he floated Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC). He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Valparai Constituency in 2001 as a TMC candidate and in 2006 on a Congress ticket.
He later served as the vice-president of the Tamil Manila Congress under the leadership of G.K. Vasan. Before the 2021 assembly election, he joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
