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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay condoles death of Chef Damu

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay condoles death of Chef Damu

Chef Damu. File

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday (October 25, 2026) condoled the death of popular Chef K. Damodaran who was widely known as ‘Chef Damu’.

In a post on X, Mr. Vijay said, through his culinary skills and distinctive approach, Damodaran brought the art of cooking closer to the people through television programmes.

In 2010, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. He was also honoured with the Padma Shri and his demise is a great loss to the culinary world, Mr. Vijay added.

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