Stalin, TNCC chief condoles death of Saroj Goenka

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday condoled the death of Saroj Goenka, former managing director of Express Publications (Madurai) ltd and director of the developer Express Infrastructure Ltd. Saroj Goenka was the daughter-in-law of Express Group founder Ramnath Goenka.

Stalin, in his condolence message, said, “Saroj Goenka not just excelled in media and industrial sectors, but was also a good human being and a philanthropist.”

Recalling Saroj Goenka’s association with former chief minister M Karunanidhi, Stalin said when she established the Express Avenue mall in Royapettah in Chennai, it was Karunanidhi who inaugurated it in 2010.

In his condolence message, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K Selvaperunthagai said Saroj Goenka was successful in running both the Indian Express and the Dinamani.

Recalling the 10-acre land donated by Saroj Goenka for differently-abled people, Selvaperunthagai said she was a philanthropist who had worked for the welfare of the poor and donated money for flood relief.

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