Former president of Table Tennis Federation of India TD Rangaramanujan passes away
TD Rangaramanujan, 96, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, had played a pivotal role in organising of major table tennis events such as Asian Table Tennis Championships and Delhi Asian Games in 1951. He also organised two World Table Tennis Championships in Mumbai (1952) and Kolkata (1975).
Former Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) president TD Rangaramanujan passed away early Monday morning due to age related ailments.
He was 96 and is survived by his wife and five children.
An able sports administrator, Rangaramanujan breathed his last at around 12.10 am in the morning at his Hyderabad home.
He was suffering from lung related problems and was recently treated at a private hospital, his son Ramdas Ramanujan informed.
Rangaramanujan was associated with table tennis for nearly six decades and was the founding President of Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation. He was at the helm of TTFI as its president/secretary for four decades.
He was also honorary life president of International Table Tennis Federation.
Rangaramanujan, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, had played a pivotal role in organising of major table tennis events such as Asian Table Tennis Championships and Delhi Asian Games in 1951. He also organised two World Table Tennis Championships in Mumbai (1952) and Kolkata (1975).