Edappadi praises anti-COVID-19 work of TN CMO official who died

An official in the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Office, “who worked with dedication in the government’s anti-COVID-19 initiatives”, passed away in Chennai on Wednesday (June 17) at a hospital, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said.

B J Damodharan, a senior special secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office, was admitted to a hospital in Chennai following illness and he died early morning today, Palaniswami said in a statement and condoled the official’s death.

Praising the secretary for his anti-COVID-19 work and service with a sense of dedication, he extended his sympathies to the bereaved family.

He also ordered a government job for a family member of the deceased official.