Vasanthakumar was the rare and precious personality who had shown his versatility by succeeding in wherever he walked and in whatever he did.

The septuagenarian was tested positive for the COVID-19 viral infection earlier this month and he was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.

Congress leaders Adhir Rajan Chowdhury, who is the leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha, and Mukul Wasnik would be coming to Chennai and will be paying their condolences.

Vasanthakumar, who needs less introduction in Tamil Nadu even before becoming a politician through his largest appliances retain chain 'Vasanth and Co', had died due to the global pandemic on Friday -August 28 in Chennai at the age of 70.