more-inLike the rest of the nation, Tamil Nadu woke up to the shocking news of the sudden demise of actor Sridevi, who began her film career in the State. A daughter of Tamil Nadu, she acted in over 200 films and won extraordinary praise and laurels, said Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Her demise is a huge loss to the Indian film industry, said Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Stalin said that he felt sad on hearing the sudden demise of Sridevi who made a mark for herself in Indian cinema and was awarded the Padma Shri. Thirunavukkarasar, BJP State president Tamilisai Soundararajan, TMC president G.K. Vasan, CPI(M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan paid their tributes.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2018 19:41 UTC