H. Vasanthakumar

Harikrishnan Nadar Vasanthakumar (14 April 1950 – 28 August 2020) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was the founder and chairman of Vasanth & Co. He was also the founder and managing director of the Tamil satellite TV channel Vasanth TV.^[1]

He was elected as the member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Kanyakumari constituency in the 2019 Indian general election. He was also elected as member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Nanguneri constituency in the 2006 and 2016 elections.^[2][3]

He was born in Travancore-Cochin, Tamil Nadu. Tamilisai Soundararajan, the Governor of Telangana, is his niece.

Vasanthakumar died on 28 August 2020 at a hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from COVID-19, aged 70.^[4]

1. ↑ "TV channel war in Tamil Nadu set to intensify". DNA. 12 August 2007.
2. ↑ "Plea to halt all trains at Nanguneri". The Hindu. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
3. ↑ "Vasanthakumar to contest as Independent". The Hindu. 12 April 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
4. ↑ "Vasanthakumar, Kanyakumari MP, dies of Covid-19". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2020.