Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh passed away due to sepsis and multi-organ failure in Lucknow on Saturday. He was 89.
Kalyan Singh was admitted to the ICU of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) on July 4 in a critical condition.
On Saturday, his condition worsened due to kidney infection. He breathed his last at 9.15 pm.
Singh's body has been brought to his Mall Avenue residence where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Cabinet colleagues paid tribuites to the departed soul.
Earlier, Adityanath had tweeted the news of the veteran leader's demise. The state Cabinet is meeting later on Saturday night to mourn the death of Singh.
ALSO READ | Kalyan Singh, former UP CM dies at 89; PM Modi, CM Yogi others mourn veteran BJP leader's death
A three-day state mourning has been announced in Uttar Pradesh and a holiday will be observed on August 23 (Monday) as a mark of respect to the departed leader.
Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Maurya have expressed their grief over the passing away of Singh, while senior leaders across the political spectrum have termed his demise as a loss to Indian politics.
Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad chief Mahant Narendra Giri said that Indian politics has lost one of its tallest leaders.
ALSO READ | Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh passes away at 89
Latest India News
