H. Vasanthakumar

Harikrishnan Nadar Vasanthakumar (14 April 1950 – 28 August 2020) was an Indian businessman and politician from Tamil Nadu. He was the founder and chairman of Vasanth & Co, one of the largest retail home appliance chains in Tamil Nadu. He was also the founder and managing director of the Tamil satellite TV channel Vasanth TV. 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.

In this Indian name, the name Harikrishnan Nadar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vasanthakumar.
H. Vasanthakumar
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Kanniyakumari
In office
18 June 2019 – 28 August 2020
SpeakerOm Birla
Preceded byPon Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byVijay Vasanth
In office
25 May 2016 – 29 May 2019
SpeakerP. Dhanapal
Preceded byA. Narayanan
Succeeded byReddiarpatti V. Narayanan
ConstituencyNanguneri
In office
17 May 2006 – 14 May 2011
SpeakerR. Avudaiappan
Preceded byS. Manickaraj
Succeeded byA. Narayanan
ConstituencyNanguneri
Personal details
Born
Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar

(1950-04-14)14 April 1950
Agasteeswaram, Travancore–Cochin,
(present-day Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died28 August 2020(2020-08-28) (aged 70)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseTamilselvi
ChildrenVijay Vasanth
Vinothkumar
Thangamalar
Parents
  • Harikrishnan Nadar (father)
  • Thangammal (mother)
RelativesKumari Ananthan (elder brother)
Tamilisai Soundararajan (niece)
OccupationBusinessman Politician
Known forFounder, Chairman & Managing Director of Vasanth & Co, Vasanth TV
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