2 AIADMK workers die of sunstroke at Jayalalithaa rally

AIADMK workers Pachiannan (55) and Periyasamy (62) from Salem district, collapsed and died of sunstroke, police said.

Dharmapuri: AIADMK Supporters at an election campaign meeting of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalithaa ahead of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections 2016, in Dharmapuri. (Source: PTI Photo)

Two AIADMK party workers collapsed and died of sunstroke during an election rally addressed by party supremo Jayalalithaa.

Pachiannan (55) and Periyasamy (62) from Salem district, collapsed and died of sunstroke, police said.

Their bodies have been sent to the government hospital here for a post-mortem, they said.

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Temperatures in many parts of Tamil Nadu this month has been above normal, touching 40 degrees Celsius at several places.

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