N. V. N. Somu

Natarajan Somasundaram (11 May 1937 – 14 November 1997),^[1] also known as, N. V. N. Somu, was an Indian politician, former Minister of State for Defence & Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Chennai North constituency in 1984 and 1996 elections.^[2][3]

N. V. N. Somu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1996–1997
Preceded by	D. Pandian
Succeeded by	C. Kuppusami
In office 1984–1989
Preceded by	G. Lakshmanan
Succeeded by	D. Pandian
Constituency	Chennai North
Personal details
Born	Natarajan Somasundaram (1937-05-11)11 May 1937
Died	14 November 1997(1997-11-14) (aged 60) Arunachal Pradesh, India
Children	Kanimozhi NVN Somu

Somu, who was the son of DMK leader N. V. Natarajan and married with a son and daughter, died in a helicopter crash while on central government business as Minister of State for Defence on 14 November 1997.^[4] His daughter, Kanimozhi NVN Somu, is also a politician with the DMK.^[5]