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The mysterious death of Annamalai University student Udayakumar 54 years ago

In July 1971, a controversy was triggered by Annamalai University conferring the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters upon then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The sad aspect of the row was the death of K.P. Udayakumar, a third-year student of B.Sc. (Maths), under circumstances that have remained a mystery to date.

10 Dec 2025 7:00 am