Vasan Eye Care founder A M Arun passes away at 51

 Vasan Eye Care founder A M Arun passes away at 51

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:  17.11.2020 

Fifty-one-year old A M Arun, the founder of Vasan Eye Care, passed away in Chennai on Monday. Arun is survived by his wife Meera, son Yuthish, 23, and daughter Sarana, a Class XII student.

He was declared dead by doctors in a private hospital in Alwarpet. Since the cause of death could not be ascertained, the Teynampet police registered a case under unnatural death and his body was sent to Omandurar Multi specialty Hospital for postmortem. Police said Yuthish told them that he saw his father lying motionless on the floor at 7.30am on Monday and rushed him to Kauvery Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. A team of forensic experts performed the autopsy and handed over the body to his family around 3pm.

Family members told police they last saw Arun on Sunday night when he walked to his room on the first floor of the house on J J Road off Kasturi Rangan Road at Teynampet. Police said Arun who has been taking medicines for blood pressure and a few ailments, had recently quit drinking.

In a message on the hospital webpage, Arun said, "I ventured into the healthcare business by taking over a small medical shop in Trichy. It had a reputation of over 60-years of being a trustworthy and very reliable pharmacy for sourcing medicines and medical supplies. From that very day in 1999 to this day, each foot I have put forward and each path I chose to tread have been with the support, courage and motivation of my team....". The government of Singapore picked up a stake in the eye care chain to ride the healthcare wave in India. But the fall of the eye care chain was also dramatic after he was accused of money laundering.

Arun's last rites will be performed on Tuesday.