Former Tamil Nadu Congress president Kumari Ananthan (93) — Harikrishnan Nadar Ananthakrishnan — passed away in Chennai on Wednesday, 9 April, due to age-related illness. A four-time MLA, he also served one term in Parliament.Despite a long and illustrious political career, and witnessing his daughter become Governor of Telangana and Puducherry, he lived a life of simplicity.