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Veteran Congress leader MV Rajasekharan passes away in Bengaluru at 91

He represented Kanakapura constituency in Lok Sabha and was known for value-based politics

MV Rajashekharan in his office after taking over the charge as the Minister of State for Planning in New Delhi on May 24, 2004 | Image: Wikipedia
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MV Rajashekharan in his office after taking over the charge as the Minister of State for Planning in New Delhi on May 24, 2004 | Image: Wikipedia

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Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister M V Rajasekharan breathed his last in a Bengaluru hospital on April 13, Monday. He was 91 and was suffering from prolonged age-related ailments.

The former Minister of State for Planning is survived by his wife Girija Rajasekharan, two sons and two daughters. 

Rajasekharan was also a Rajya Sabha MP and a member of the legislative council of Karnataka. He represented Kanakapura constituency in Lok Sabha and was known for value-based politics.

An agriculturist, rural development and management consultant, the Congress leader was born on September 12, 1928, at Maralawadi in Ramanagara district.

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