God, family and friends were his priorities

My Dad was one of the best men I knew.

He never envied others and always wanted to help. He lived a simple life, his number one priority being family. He was an amazing husband and the most supportive father.

His father was a popular family physician Dr. T. Nagendra and his mother Annapoorani was a granddaughter of Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam.

Daddy was not an entrepreneur, but a corporate man through and through. He had a star-studded corporate career as he reached the helm at Carson’s and served on many other companies’ boards.

Even though entrepreneurship was not his forte, he always gave me the support I needed and the seed money to start Efutures. He used to continuously tell me how proud he was of the trajectory of the company. He loved being our chairman. Every day he would call me and ask how things were and if he could help me in any way.

My dad was an extremely cautious man, always living within his means. He was a man of integrity. He had no interest in money and his priorities were God, his family, and friends.

Daddy was a ferocious networker. He loved meeting new people and was in several societies and clubs. He also served as a Trustee of the Sivan Kovil in Mutwal and the Tambyah Chaattaram in Kotahena.

My Dad did not drink or smoke, his only weakness was good food. We would have several arguments on his food choices. He would always try and convince us, that there was new research that pork is now considered healthy meat! Daddy loved pork and mutton, but of course, my mum only allowed a rationed amount every month.

Daddy could not go anywhere without my mum. They were married for 53 years, and even after all that time, they were both hopelessly in love with each other.

The loss of my sister was a big blow to him, and later the loss of his brother Sri also slowed him down a bit. He was the best father a child would ever want. Goodbye Daddy, I know you are in heaven with Akki and Uncle Sri and the rest of your family. I love you Daddy and we will meet again another day.

Apart from my mum and me, he’ll be sorely missed by his grand-children Karnan and Suhit.

May he rest in peace!