Sonia Gandhi pays homage to Gurudas Kamat

New Delhi, Aug 22: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday paid homage to former Union Minister and senior party leader Gurudas Kamat, who died here following a massive heart attack.

She went to the Primus Hospital in central Delhi's Chanakyapuri area, where Kamat was taken from his home after he had suffered the heart attack, and placed a wreath on his body.

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".