Gurudas Kamat Dies at 63: Last Rites of the Veteran Congress Leader Today With State Honours at 11 AM
The senior Congress leader was an advocate by profession was a commerce graduate from Mumbai's R.A. Podar College
Mumbai, August 23: Gurudas Kamat, former MoS and Mumbai Congress leader, passed away in Primus Hospital in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri on Wednesday. His body was brought to Mumbai last evening and Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, Opposition Leader in state Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and other leaders were present at the Mumbai airport. His last rites will take place today in Chembur crematorium with state honours at 11 AM. Gurudas Kamat Dies at 63; Former MoS and Mumbai Congress Leader Breathes His Last in Delhi
His body would be kept at his Chembur residence between 8 AM and 10:30 AM today where Congress workers will pay their last respect.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and said Kamat's sudden passing away is a massive blow to the Congress family. "Gurudas ji helped build the Congress party in Mumbai & was greatly respected & admired by all. My condolences to his family in their time of grief. May his soul rest in peace". Gandhi said. Gurudas Kamat No More; Condolences Pour In for the Senior Congress Leader
The senior Congress leader was an advocate by profession was a commerce graduate from Mumbai's R.A. Podar College. 63-year old Kamat was a Member of the Parliament for the Mumbai North West constituency of Maharashtra in 2009 and Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in 1984, 1991, 1998 and 2004. Kamat served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs with an additional charge of Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India during 2009 to 2011.
In 2013, Kamat was appointed General Secretary All India Congress Committee and given charge of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and was also appointed as a member of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Indian National Congress.
In 2014, he lost the Lok Sabha Election. In 2017, Kamat resigned from all positions that he held at the Indian National Congress. Despite his insistence on resignation the Party continues to acknowledge him as the General Secretary of AICC.
(With inputs from PTI)
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