New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Rajya Sabha MP and President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) PT Usha and expressed his condolences on the passing of her husband, V. Srinivasan.

V Srinivasan, husband of renowned athlete P T Usha, died on Friday morning at the age of 64.

Srinivasan collapsed at their residence in Thikkodi Perumalpuram at 12.30 am on Friday. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital but could not be saved. Usha was not at home at the time of the incident. She is on her way home after attending the parliamentary session.

A retired Deputy SP with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), he married his distant relative, PT Usha, in 1991. They have a son, Dr Ujjwal Vignesh. ...