NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 28
Congress MP representing Kanyakumari constituency in Tamil Nadu, H Vasanthakumar, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, has died, authorities said on Friday.
The 70-year old leader was admitted to Apollo Hospital at Greams Road in Chennai on August 10 with a coronavirus infection, the hospital had said.
He was in critical condition after contracting severe pneumonia and had been placed on ventilator support, doctors said.
A first-time MP from Tamil Nadu, H Vasanthakumar had also been elected MLA twice in the past and was the working president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC).
Vasanthakumar also established Vasanth & Co, a chain of consumer electronics and home appliances stores and Vasanth TV, an entertainment satellite channel.
