Modi Cabinet Minister Ram Vilas Paswan passes away |
The never-setting sun of the Bihar political scenario and political stalwart Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on Thursday evening. Ram Vilas Paswan who was a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s cabinet and the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party breathed his last in a Delhi hospital where he was recuperating from heart surgery. Earlier on Saturday, his son Chirag had tweeted about his father`s condition for which he had to undergo a surgery "due to the situation that had suddenly emerged". Chirag posted the news of his father`s death on the microblogging site twitter with an emotional post. "Papa... Now you are not in this world but I know you are always with me wherever you are. Miss you Papa," with which he shared a throwback photograph with his father. Twitter was flooded with tributes for the departed leader. Among the first to tweet was President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi, Congress`s Rahul Gandhi and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. "I am saddened beyond words. There is a void in our nation that will perhaps never be filled. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan Ji`s demise is a personal loss. I have lost a friend, valued colleague, and someone who was extremely passionate to ensure every poor person leads a life of dignity," PM Modi`s post read. Known as one of the great survivors in Indian politics, Ram Vilas Paswan has been a minister in almost all Union cabinets since 1989 and served six Prime ministers. In PM Modi`s cabinet, he was in charge of the Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution portfolios.
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