Mulayam Singh Yadav was a exceptional character, humble and grounded chief: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the passing of Samajwadi Get together founder and veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav. Yadav, who was a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, handed away on Monday morning after his well being had deteriorated. The veteran politician was within the crucial care unit of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. 

Calling him a humble and grounded chief, PM Modi mentioned in a sequence of tweets that he was a exceptional character. “He served folks diligently and devoted his life in direction of popularising the beliefs of Loknayak JP and Dr. Lohia,” he mentioned. 

“Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji distinguished himself in UP and nationwide politics. He was a key soldier for democracy in the course of the Emergency. As Defence Minister, he labored for a stronger India. His Parliamentary interventions had been insightful and emphasised on furthering nationwide curiosity,” mentioned the prime minister. 

PM Modi mentioned that he had many interactions with Yadav once they had been each serving because the chief ministers of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh respectively. “The shut affiliation continued and I all the time seemed ahead to listening to his views. His demise pains me. Condolences to his household and lakhs of supporters. Om Shanti,” mentioned PM Modi. 

Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Javadekar referred to as him a “nice socialist chief”, who labored for the down trodden. 

NCP MP Supriya Sule mentioned, “​​Netaji was one of many tallest socialist chief our nation has seen.”

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh mentioned that Yadav was a “stalwart Lohiaite however had admirers throughout political spectrum”.

BJP MP Kiren Rijiju mentioned that Yadav was a “mass grassroot chief”. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a sequence of tweets, mentioned that regardless of political variations, Mulayam Singh Yadav had good relations together with his rivals. 

The veteran politician was protecting unwell for a number of days. He was being handled by a staff of specialists at Medanta Hospital. 

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