V. Srinivasan, husband of Indian Olympic Association President and Rajya Sabha MP P.T. Srinivasan retired as Deputy SP from the CISF and had been actively involved with the Usha School of Athletics, which has produced several international athletes, including Tinku Luka and Jisna Mathew. A native of Ponnani in Malappuram district, Srinivasan was a former Kabbadi player and he took initiative in setting up Usha School of Athletics. BJP sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing of Srinivasan. The Prime Minister expressed his condolences by calling Ms. Usha personally over the phone, they said.