Kozhikode (Kerala): V Srinivasan, husband of Indian Olympic Association President and Rajya Sabha MP P T Usha, died in the early hours of Friday, according to family sources.
He was 67.
Srinivasan collapsed at his residence early this morning. Although he was rushed immediately to a nearby hospital, he could not be revived, the sources said.
He was widely regarded as her pillar of support and the driving force behind her many professional milestones.
A native of Ponnani in Malappuram district, Srinivasan was a former Kabbadi player and he took initiative in setting up Usha School of Athletics.
The couple has a son, Ujjwal.
BJP sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing of Srinivasan.
The Prime Minister expressed his condolences by calling Usha personally over the phone, they said.
