Erode (TN), Apr 27 (PTI) A road in this city has been named after late Congress MLA E Thirumagan Evera.

Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development S Muthusamy on Thursday unveiled the new signboard bearing the name 'Thirumagan E V R Road.'

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Cutchery Street here was renamed after the late Erode East Legislator by the state government based on a resolution passed by the Erode Municipal Corporation.

E V K S Elangovan, father of the late MLA, who recently won the by-poll in the constituency, thanked the state government for the gesture.

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Thirumagan Evera passed away due to cardiac arrest on January 4.

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