Mukta Tilak Dies: BJP MLA and Lokmanya Tilak's Kin Passes Away at 57 Following Prolonged Battle With Cancer
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukta S. Tilak passed away here on Thursday following a prolonged battle with cancer at a private hospital this afternoon, a close relative has said.
Pune, Dec 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukta S. Tilak passed away here on Thursday following a prolonged battle with cancer at a private hospital this afternoon, a close relative has said.
She was 57, and the end came at the Galaxy Hospital. She is survived by her husband Shailesh Tilak, son Kunal and daughter Chaitrali. Ali Ahmed Aslam, Pakistan-Born Scottish Inventor of Chicken Tikka Masala, Dies at 77.
"She had been under treatment for the past couple of years. She was rushed to the hospital on December 5 where she breathed her last today," Dr. Ujjwala Mehendale told IANS. Coronavirus Outbreak: BJP Suspends ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ in Rajasthan Due to Global Rise in COVID-19 Cases.
A former and first BJP Mayor of Pune (2019-2019) and later a MLA (2019 onwards), Mukta Tilak was the great-grand-daughter-in-law of the legendary freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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