<span style="color: #222222;">Former Member of Parliament B. S. Gnanadesikan passed away due to prolonged illness at a private hospital in Chennai today. He was 71.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He served as Rajya Sabha Member from the Congress Party twice from 2001 to 2013. He was also the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee Chief. He resigned from the Congress and joined the Tamil Maanila Congress led by G. K. Vaasan. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was working as the Deputy Leader of TMC. The party is now in alliance with NDA.</span><br />''