CHENNAI: Congress MP from Kanyakumari H Vasanthakumar (70) died of COVID-19 on Friday evening. He was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Chennai.

Vasanthakumar, who was also the working president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, was admitted to the hospital on August 10. He is survived by his wife and son Vijay Vasanth. His wife is also undergoing treatment for COVID-19.