Tamil Nadu CM Vijay condoles death of Chef Dhamu

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

In a post on X, Mr. Vijay said, through his culinary skills and distinctive approach, Dhamodharan 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.