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Thousands bid tearful adieu to Congress leader Sat Mahajan

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Press Trust of India Shimla
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

Mahajan(85) had died yesterday following a brief illness at New Delhi.

As the body of the veteran leader reached his home town last evening, hundreds of mourners reached his residence for paying floral tributes to him.

HPCC president V B Singh and Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was touring Hamirpur and Kangra districts, suspended his programme and reached Nurpur to attend the cremation.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi had written a letter to Mahajan's son Ajay Mahajan expressing her condolences to the bereaved family over his demise.

Born on July 27, 1927 at Nurpur, Mahajan emerged as an important leader of Kangra after its merger with Himachal in 1966.

He was elected to Himachal Assembly five times in 1977, 1982, 1985, 1993 and 2003 and served as Cabinet minister holding several key portfolios.

  

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First Published: Sep 02 2012 | 9:45 PM IST

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