Veteran Communist icon N Sankaraiah, who was a last living freedom fighter, was laid to rest in Chennai with state honours amidst nationwide tributes and condolences.
Sankaraiah was a freedom fighter and a political architect and the entire state is mourning his loss and expressing condolences to the bereaving family.
A freedom fighter and veteran Marxist Communist Party leader, Sankaraiah is regarded and celebrated as one of the architects behind establishing Communist Party in Tamil Nadu.