Legendary poll reformer T N Seshan passes away
   Date :11-Nov-2019

FORMER chief election commissioner T N Seshan, who ruthlessly enforced the Model Code of Conduct and led the game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s, died here on Sunday following a cardiac arrest. He was 86. The legendary Seshan was not keeping good health for the past couple of years and passed away around 9.30 pm, a senior police official told PTI.
 
He had been largely confined to his home here for the past several years due to his old age. Former CEC S Y Quraishi said on Twitter that Seshan was a true legend and a guiding force for all his successors. “I pray for peace to his soul.” Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, “Sad that former Chief Election Commissioner T N Seshan has passed away in Chennai. He was my father’s classmate at Victoria College Palakkad - a courageous & crusty boss who asserted the Election Commission’s autonomy & authority as no CEC before him had done. A pillar of our democracy.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Seshan was as an outstanding civil servant who served the country with utmost diligence and integrity.
 
“His efforts towards electoral reforms have made our democracy stronger and more participative. Pained by his demise. Om Shanti,” the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.