H. Vasanthakumar

Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar (14 April 195028 August 2020) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was the founder and chairman of Vasanth &amp; Co. 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.
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.