Thiruvananthapuram: V Santhakumaran Nair (89), father of former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, has passed away. He died while undergoing treatment at Lillie Hospital in Kochi.

A native of Mathirappilly in Kothamangalam, Santhakumaran Nair was a retired LIC Zonal Manager.

His body is currently kept at the hospital morgue. Following the arrival of relatives from abroad, the body will be laid in state for the public to pay their respects at his ancestral home in Kothamangalam on Sunday, from 10 am to 2 pm. The funeral will take place later in the evening at 4 pm.

He is survived by his wife, T N Savithri Devi, and four children --Deepushanth, Niveditha, Divya and S Sreesanth.