He served as Vice-Chancellor of Anna University and was chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. A Padma Shri recipient, he is survived by his wife Jayalakshmi Anandakrishnan and four sons – Ramu, Ravi, Satyan and Sridhar. Surappa, former V-C of Anna University, said his association with Anandakrishnan had begun even before he took charge at the university. We need more people like him who can speak up for the welfare of the university and the students,” he said. “He would personally visit the hostel whenever there was any issue and leave the place only after resolving the students’ concerns,” Mr. Kannan said.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 06:22 UTC