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	\| parliament = Indian		\| parliament = Indian
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Vasanthakumar was born in [[Agastheeswaram]] in the [[Kanniyakumari district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] to Harikrishnan Nadar and Thangammal on 14 April 1950.<ref name="Desk">{{Cite web\|last=Desk\|first=DC Web\|date=29 August 2020\|title=Kanyakumari MP H Vasanthkumar, the founder of Vasanth and Co, dies of COVID-19\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290820/kanyakumari-mp-h-vasanthkumar-the-founder-of-vasanth-and-co-dies-of.html\|access-date=29 August 2020\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en\|archive-date=30 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830065355/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290820/kanyakumari-mp-h-vasanthkumar-the-founder-of-vasanth-and-co-dies-of.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> He completed his primary education from a [[Panchayati raj\|Panchayat board school]] in Kanniyakumari, later obtaining his [[~~Bachelor~~'s degree]] in [[Tamil literature]] from [[Madurai Kamaraj University\|the Madurai University]], as well as a [[~~Master~~'s degree]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Tamil Nadu Congress MP Vasantha Kumar dies of COVID-19\|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/08/28/tamil-nadu-congress-mp-vasantha-kumar-dies-of-covid-19.html\|access-date=29 August 2020\|website=The Week\|language=en\|archive-date=28 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828192010/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/08/28/tamil-nadu-congress-mp-vasantha-kumar-dies-of-covid-19.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> His brother, [[Kumari Ananthan]], was also a legislator from the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0" />		Vasanthakumar was born in [[Agastheeswaram]] in the [[Kanniyakumari district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] to Harikrishnan Nadar and Thangammal on 14 April 1950.<ref name="Desk">{{Cite web\|last=Desk\|first=DC Web\|date=29 August 2020\|title=Kanyakumari MP H Vasanthkumar, the founder of Vasanth and Co, dies of COVID-19\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290820/kanyakumari-mp-h-vasanthkumar-the-founder-of-vasanth-and-co-dies-of.html\|access-date=29 August 2020\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en\|archive-date=30 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830065355/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290820/kanyakumari-mp-h-vasanthkumar-the-founder-of-vasanth-and-co-dies-of.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> He completed his primary education from a [[Panchayati raj\|Panchayat board school]] in Kanniyakumari, later obtaining his [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Tamil literature]] from [[Madurai Kamaraj University\|the Madurai University]], as well as a [[master's degree]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Tamil Nadu Congress MP Vasantha Kumar dies of COVID-19\|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/08/28/tamil-nadu-congress-mp-vasantha-kumar-dies-of-covid-19.html\|access-date=29 August 2020\|website=The Week\|language=en\|archive-date=28 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828192010/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/08/28/tamil-nadu-congress-mp-vasantha-kumar-dies-of-covid-19.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> His brother, [[Kumari Ananthan]], was also a legislator from the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0" />

	== Career ==		== Career ==

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	\| ~~office~~ = ~~[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]~~		\| parliament = Indian
	\| term_start = 18 June 2019		\| term_start = 18 June 2019
	\| term_end = 28 August 2020		\| term_end = 28 August 2020
	\| ~~primeminister~~ = [[~~Narendra Modi~~]]		\| 1blankname= [[Speaker of Lok Sabha\|Speaker]]
	\| predecessor = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]		\|1namedata = [[Om Birla]]
	\| successor =		\| predecessor = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
	\| ~~constituency~~ = [[Kanniyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kanniyakumari]]		\| successor = [[Vijay Vasanth]]
	\| ~~office1~~ = ~~Member of [[~~Tamil Nadu Legislative ~~Assembly]]~~		\| constituency_MP = [[Kanniyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kanniyakumari]]
			\| assembly1 = Tamil Nadu Legislative
	\| term_start1 = 25 May 2016		\| term_start1 = 25 May 2016
	\| term_end1 = 29 May 2019		\| term_end1 = 29 May 2019
	\| 1blankname1 = ~~Chief Minister~~		\| 1blankname1 = [[List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|Speaker]]
	~~\| 1namedata1 = {{ubl\|~~[[~~J. Jayalalithaa]]~~\|~~[[O. Panneerselvam~~]]\|[[~~Edappadi K~~. ~~Palaniswami~~]]}}		\| 1namedata1 = [[P. Dhanapal]]
	\| predecessor1 = [[A. Narayanan]]		\| predecessor1 = [[A. Narayanan]]
	\| successor1 = Reddiarpatti V. Narayanan		\| successor1 = Reddiarpatti V. Narayanan
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	\| term_start2 = 17 May 2006		\| term_start2 = 17 May 2006
	\| term_end2 = 14 May 2011		\| term_end2 = 14 May 2011
	\| 1blankname2 = ~~Chief Minister~~		\| 1blankname2 = [[List of speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|Speaker]]
	\| 1namedata2 = [[M. ~~Karunanidhi~~]]		\| 1namedata2 = [[R. Avudaiappan]]
	\| predecessor2 = [[S. Manickaraj]]		\| predecessor2 = [[S. Manickaraj]]
	\| successor2 = A. Narayanan		\| successor2 = A. Narayanan
	\| constituency2 = Nanguneri		\| constituency2 =[[ Nanguneri (State Assembly Constituency)\|Nanguneri]]
	\| birth_name = Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar		\| birth_name = Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1950\|04\|14}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1950\|04\|14}}

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'''Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar''' (14 April 1950{{spnd}}28 August 2020) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was the founder and chairman of [[Vasanth & Co]]. He was also the founder and managing director of the Tamil satellite TV channel [[Vasanth TV]].<ref>{{cite news|title=TV channel war in Tamil Nadu set to intensify|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1115036 |work=DNA|date=12 August 2007}}</ref>

He was elected as the [[member of parliament]] to the 17th [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanyakumari constituency]] in the [[2019 Indian general election]]. He was also elected as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nanguneri]] constituency in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006]] and [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 elections]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Plea to halt all trains at Nanguneri|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/02/stories/2009010252890300.htm |work=The Hindu|date=2 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vasanthakumar to contest as Independent|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/12/stories/2004041208990400.htm |work=The Hindu|date=12 April 2004}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vasanthakumar, Kanyakumari MP, dies of Covid-19|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/vasanthakumar-kanyakumari-mp-dies-of-covid-19/articleshow/77806833.cms|accessdate=28 August 2020|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
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