Vani Jairam's husband passes away due to illness

Well-known playback singer Vani Jairam's husband, TS Jayaraman, passed away here Monday following a brief illness, according to sources close to the family.

The 79-year old Jayaraman breathed his last at a hospital here this morning, they said.

The couple has no children. Vani Jairam is a popular cinema playback singer who has lent her voice for a number of hit numbers in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi and others.