A 51-year-old Malaysian citizen died of a suspected heart attack at the airport here today, minutes before boarding a flight to his country.

According to police, M. Dakshinamoorthy, his wife and their three children were on their way back to Malaysia after winding up their pilgrimage trip to India.

Dakshinamoorthy suddenly suffered chest pain and collapsed. A team of doctors at the airport immediately attended to him, but to no avail, police said.