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Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh passes away at 89

BJP veteran Kalyan Singh, who was ailing for some time, breathed his last on Saturday night, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences said in a statement here

Kalyan Singh, Vasundhara Raje

A file photo of Kalyan Singh with Vasundhara Raje

Press Trust of India Lucknow

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP veteran Kalyan Singh, who was ailing for some time, breathed his last on Saturday night, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) said in a statement here.

He was 89.

Singh was admitted to SGPGI on July 4 in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition.

He died due to sepsis and multi-organ failure, the hospital said in the statement.

Singh was the UP chief minister when the Babri mosque was demolished by a mob in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.

He later also served as the governor of Rajasthan.

 

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First Published: Aug 21 2021 | 10:18 PM IST

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