President Kovind expresses sadness over death of Tirunellai Narayana Seshan
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday expressed his sadness over the death of ex-Chief Election Commissioner of India Tirunellai Narayana Seshan.
The official Twitter page of the President said: "Sad to learn about the passing of Shri T. N. Seshan. He was a distinguished civil servant. Shri Seshan’s stint as Chief Election Commissioner marked an epochal phase of electoral reforms. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends #PresidentKovind."
Sad to learn about the passing of Shri T. N. Seshan. He was a distinguished civil servant. Shri Seshan’s stint as Chief Election Commissioner marked an epochal phase of electoral reforms. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 11, 2019
Seshan, who had become synonymous with reforms and cleaning up the electoral process in India during his tenure in the 1990s, died on Sunday from a cardiac arrest in the Tamil Nadu capital. He was 86.
T N Seshan was a 1955 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre and India owes the cleaning up of the election process much to him when he assumed office as the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India (1990–96).
He was the winner of the prestigous Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1996.
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