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| Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister of
Science and Technology and former Maharashtra Chief Minister is no more. He passed
away at 2.30 (IST) P.M. today on 14th August 2012 out of liver cancer at the age of 67.
Mr. Deshmukh was admitted to
Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital and later flown to Chennai's Global Hospital
last week by air ambulance for a liver transplant, where he breathed his last.
The Lok Sabha was also
adjourned after news of Mr. Deshmukh death came in.
Deshmukh was born on May 26,
1945. He had completed his degree in Law from the Pune University. He had initiated
his political career as a Sarpanch for the village Babhalgaon in Latur
District of Maharastra in 1974 and eventually became the Chief Minister of the state in
1999. However, following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, his political career
in Maharashtra almost came to an end.
Mr. Deshmukh is survived by his
wife Vaishali and three sons, MLA of Latur Amit Deshmukh, Bollywood actor
Ritesh Deshmukh and youngest of the three Dheeraj Deshmukh.
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