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Former Union Minister Gurudas Kamat Passed away

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 11:21 AM

Former Union Minister Gurudas Kamat Passed away

New Delhi, Aug 22: In a Sad news, Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Gurudas Kamat died on Wednesday morning at Primus Hospital, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. He was 63.

According to a family friend, Kamat complained of severe chest pain while having his morning tea. He called out to his driver, who rushed him to the Primus Hospital in Chanakyapuri, where he is said to have succumbed within minutes.

Close aides Dharmesh Vyas and Ketan Shah in Mumbai said they could not believe the news and felt as if "they had lost their elder brother and guiding light".

Kamat was a Member of Parliament for the Mumbai North West constituency in 2009 and the Mumbai North East constituency in 1984, 1991, 1998 and 2004. He was Union Minister of State for Home Affairs with an additional charge of the Communications and Information Technology ministry from 2009 to 2011. In July 2011, he resigned as the minister.

He was also a former president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee.

On Tuesday night, Kamat had tweeted Bakri Eid greetings to all saying: "Eid Mubarak to all my friends celebrating Eid-Al-Adha. May all your prayers be accepted. May peace, joy and happiness never depart from your lives and homes."

Kamat had served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs under the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-2 government. He represented Mumbai in the Lok Sabha multiple times.

After serving as the Union minister, he was appointed general secretary of the Congress party and worked in Gujarat and Rajasthan.

After hearing about his death, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi visited the hospital this morning.

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Ghehlot has expressed shock at his "sudden"death.