Heir to billions but now a monk, Ananda Krishnan’s son returns to Malaysia for last goodbye


Ananda Krishnan (right) with his son Ven AJahn Sripanyo. - File photo via india.com

KUALA LUMPUR: The son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, who renounced his immense inheritance to pursue an ascetic life as a Buddhist monk in a monastery on the Thai-Myanmar border, has flown to Kuala Lumpur to attend the funeral of his father, who brought satellite television into millions of Malaysian homes.

The country marked the passing of the reclusive tycoon Ananda - commonly known by his initials AK - who died last Thursday (Nov 28) aged 86 after a prolonged battle with lung disease.

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