H Vasanthakumar, Congress MP from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died on August 28, 2020.
The 70-year old leader was admitted to an Apollo Hospital in Chennai on August 10 with a coronavirus infection.
He was in critical condition after contracting severe pneumonia and had been placed on ventilator support, doctors said.
"Despite all active medical measures, his condition deteriorated gradually due to COVID complications and he passed away today," the hospital said.
Fondly called Annachi or brother, he is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter, a party spokesperson said.
A first-time MP from Tamil Nadu, H Vasanthakumar had also been elected MLA twice in the past from the Nanguneri assembly constituency and was the working president of the state Congress committee.
He also established Vasanth & Co, a chain of consumer electronics and home appliances stores and Vasanth TV, an entertainment satellite channel.
From his humble beginnings as a salesman, H Vasanthakumar went on to have his smiling face on billboards and ads for his vast retail chain across Tamil Nadu.
Born on April 14, 1950, the lawmaker was the brother of Tamil Nadu Congress veteran and noted Tamil litterateur Kumari Ananthan. Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan is his niece.
H Vasanthakumar is the second lawmaker in Tamil Nadu to die of COVID-19. Earlier, DMK MLA Palakadai Anbazhagan had died after contracting the coronavirus.