A tragedy took place at the house of film actor Rajasekhar during the Diwali festival. His father Varadarajan Gopal, aged 93 died. At the time of his death, Gopal was being treated at the City Neuro Centre in Hyderabad.
Varadarajan retired as Chennai DCP. Gopal was married to Andal Varadarajan, who died in 2017. The couple was blessed with five children, three sons and two daughters. Rajasekhar was the second among sons. Varadarajan's body will be taken to Chennai on Friday, family members said.