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 

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