Venkat Raman
Auckland, March 27, 2021
We are extremely sorry to report the demise of Soundhar Tirupathi, a well-known leader in the New Zealand Tamil community at about 730 pm at the Auckland Hospital today.
He was admitted to the Hospital following an accident two weeks ago.
He was in a critical but stable condition until his death this evening.
Mr Tirupathi was a warm-hearted, friendly and fun-loving person and had endeared himself to thousands of people throughout New Zealand.
He was 54 years old and left behind his wife Sheba Soundhar and two daughters, Saankhya and Sanchaya.
Mr Tirupathi was a former President of Muthtamil Sangam Auckland and Vice-President of the New Zealand Hindu Temple Society which owns and manages Thiru Subramaniyar Aalayam located at 69 Tidal Road, Manger, South Auckland.
Sheba is a current Member of the Executive Committee of Muthtamil Sangam Auckland and its former Secretary. She is also a Real Estate agent at Barfoot & Thompson.
We will publish further details in due course.
