Former Member of Parliament (MP) and senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) politician K. Maya Thevar has passed away due to age-related illness. He was 87.
Mr. Maya Thevar was the first MP of the AIADMK.
He led the party to enter the world of politics by registering the party’s first victory by contesting by-election to Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency in 1973.
Also, it was Mr. Maya Thevar who chose the iconic ‘two-leaves’ symbol of the AIADMK party.