He worked to uplift rural people
Veteran Congressman and educationalist Poondi K. Thulasiah Vandayar passed away on Monday at the age of 92 due to age-related health problems. He is survived by his wife, son Krishnaswamy Vandayar and a daughter.
A scion of the Vandayar family of Poondi, near Thanjavur, which founded the A. Veeriya Vandayar Memorial Sri Pushpam College to educate the rural masses in 1956, he shouldered the responsibility of running the institution till his death.
He had served as the president of Thanjavur District Congress Committee in the 1970s and was a Member of Parliament representing Thanjavur constituency from 1991 to 1996.