AIADMK Presidium Chairman and former minister E Madhusudhanan died on Thursday aged 79 after a prolonged illness with multi-organ dysfunction and sepsis. "The demise of Madhusudhanan is a disaster not only for the society but also for Tamil Nadu," former CM Edappadi K Palaniswami tweeted. Madhusudhanan had served as the Minister for Handloom and Textiles under J Jayalalithaa from 1991-96.