In less than a week after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was declared dead on social media, rumours of the demise of former Chief Election Commissioner of India, TN Seshan, spread in social media like wildfire.
People took to Twitter to offer condolences for the loss of the Ramon Magsaysay awardee.
However, it was later confirmed that it was not him but his wife Jayalakshmi Seshan who passed away on March 31st, 2018.
Earlier, a report by Dainik Jagran stated that Seshan and his wife lived in an old age home in Chennai with no children.
Seshan, the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (1990–96 ) of India, is known for reforming the electoral process in India and also for redefining the status of Election Commission of India.
He also served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989. An IAS officer, he was known for his bold status who helped conducting elections in the cleanest way by restricting the use of money power.