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Veteran socialist Mrinal Gore, the 'Paniwali Bai' passes away

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

Family sources said Gore(84), a former MP, died at a hospital at Vasai in neighbouring Thane district.

A pioneer and visionary, Gore was one of the last of the Socialist pillars in Mahrashtra.

Mrinaltai, as she is respectfully referred , Gore was elected to Parliament on a Janata Party ticket in 1977.

Gore belonged to that special set of women who took to politics in a period when it was virtually unthinkable for women to be involved in public work.

Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi

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First Published: Jul 17 2012 | 7:35 PM IST

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