BJP today condoled the death of Ram Kapse, a veteran party leader and former Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar, and described him as a great organiser- leader and ideal elected representative.
"My deepest condolences to the family of Shri Ram Kapse ji, our senior leader and former Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar on his sad demise," BJP president Amit Shah said.
Party vice president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said, "With the sad demise of the former MP from Maharashtra, we have lost a great organiser-leader and an ideal elected representative."
Kapse belonged to the old generation of politicians for whom politics was not a full-time vocation and he was one of those who painstakingly built the strong foundation for Jan Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party, he said.
Kapse, 82, passed away today after a prolonged illness at his Kalyan residence in Thane district.
