In 2012, the Madras High Court appointed him as an interim administrator to run the Pachaiyappa's Trust in Chennai. He died at his home in Chennai on 10 November 2019. He fought on a Congress ticket against BJP'S veteran Lal Krishna Advani in 1999 from Gandhinagar and lost. He praised the policies of Rajiv Gandhi. Recognition He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1996. Personal life He was married to Jayalakshmi Seshan from 1959 until her death in March 2018. They did not have any children. He knew several languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati. Bibliography 1995: The Degeneration of India, Viking, 1995: A Heart Full of Burden, UBS Publishers, References External References 1994: Seshan: An intimate story, by K Govindan Kutty, Konark Publishers, Complete profile Indian Administrative Service officers Ramon Magsaysay Award winners Chief Election Commissioners of India Madras Christian College alumni 2019 deaths Candidates for President of India 1932 births Politicians from Palakkad Cabinet Secretaries of India Government Victoria College, Palakkad alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni University of Madras alumni 20th-century Indian politicians Harvard University alumni