<span style="color: #222222;">Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Duraikannu passed away late last night. He was 72. On October 13th, he reported breathing difficulties while travelling and was given first aid at Villupuram. Later, he was brought to Chennai and admitted into a private hospital. He was confirmed with Covid-19 infection and was put on maximal life support. However, he failed to respond to the treatment and breathed his last at 11.15 pm.<br />''<br />''Duraikkannu is the third legislator from Tamil Nadu to succumb to Covid-19 and the complications arising out of it. The other two are the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha member H.Vasantha Kumar and the state Assembly member J.Anbalagan.</span><br />