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Mamata, Tripathi condole death of Shiela Dikshit

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jul 20 2019 | 11:40 PM IST

West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday expressed deep grief on the demise of senior Congress leader Shiela Dikshit.

Dikshit, former Delhi chief minister, passed away Saturday at a private hospital in New Delhi.

"Deeply saddened at the passing (away) of Sheila Dikshit Ji. When I became MP, she was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister. She always maintained good relations with me. We will all really miss her," Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle.

Remembering her first meeting with Dikshit after Banerjee became an MP for the first time, the Trinamool Congress supremo highlighted the cordial relation she shared with her.

State Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi also expressed grief at the demise of Dikshit.

He also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the former Congress leader's family members and her followers.

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First Published: Jul 20 2019 | 11:40 PM IST

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