H Vasanthakumar was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals here on August 10 with coronavirus infection . However he dies of Covid-19 at Chennai hospital
He was admitted to the hospital on August 10 and was in critical condition after contracting severe Covid-19 pneumonia.
Mourning the 70-year-old leader’s demise, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “During my interactions with him, I always saw his passion towards Tamil Nadu’s progress. Condolences to his family and supporters.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also expressed his condolences on Twitter. DMK President M.K.Stalin heaped praises about his hard work and expressed his condolences on Twitter and Facebook
The news of Kanyakumari MP, Shri H Vasanthakumar’s untimely demise due to Covid-19 has come as a shock.
His commitment to the congress ideology of serving the people will remain in our hearts forever.
Heartfelt condolences to his friends and family members. pic.twitter.com/oqhrfQXEUD
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 28, 2020
Vasanthakumar was a two-time MLA in Tamilnadu assembly and elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 elections. He defeated then powerful BJP Minister Pon.Radhakrishanan with a huge margin by 2,59,933 votes scoring 59.83% of polled votes
H Vasanthakumar elder brother’s daughter is Dr.Tamilisai who was president of Tamilnadu BJP and now governor for Telangana
