The 64-year-old leader was hospitalised in Singapore in March for surgery in a kidney-related illness
Amar Singh
Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh passed away on Saturday after battling an illness. He was 64.
Amar Singh was hospitalised in Singapore in March for surgery in a kidney-related illness.
He was a key leader in Samajwadi Party when SP supported the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in 2008, after the Communist Party of India withdrew support following a nuclear deal with the United States.
On March 22, he had posted a video message from the hospital on his Twitter account, asking his followers to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his fight against Coronavirus.
Congratulations to all the Indians led by our PM @narendramodi ji to help support the fight against #COVID19. #JanataCurfew #SelfIsolation #Covid_19india #JantaCurfewMarch22 pic.twitter.com/6A3aGUbWKx
— Amar Singh (@AmarSinghTweets) March 22, 2020
Earlier in the day, he had tweeted a tribute to freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his death anniversary and also wished people in Eid al-Adha.
Wishing a very joyous Eid Al Adha. Let’s celebrate this day by spreading love and happiness. #EidMubarak #EidAladha2020
— Amar Singh (@AmarSinghTweets) August 1, 2020
Tribute to the great revolutionary freedom fighter Lokmanya #BalGangadharTilak ji on his death anniversary.
His contribution will be remembered foreverðÂÂÂÂÂÂð pic.twitter.com/tEdchlp1hz— Amar Singh (@AmarSinghTweets) August 1, 2020
He had suffered kidney failure in 2013.
Tributes pour for the ‘energetic’ leader
Defence minister Rajnath Singh was the first among the leaders to pay condolences. He took to Twitter to remember the energetic and jovial leader. “Saddened to know about the death of senior leader and parliamentarian Amar Singh,” the union minister tweeted.
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सà¥Âवà¤à¤¾à¤µ सà¥Â विनà¥Âदà¥Â à¤Âर हमà¥Âशा à¤Âरà¥Âà¤Âावान रहनà¥Â वालà¥Â à¤Â मर सिà¤Âहà¤Âà¥Â à¤Âà¥Â à¤Âशà¥Âवर à¤Â पनà¥Â शà¥Âरà¥Âà¤Âरणà¥Âà¤Â मà¥Âà¤Â सà¥Âथान दà¥Âà¤Â। à¤Âनà¤Âà¥Â शà¥Âà¤Âाà¤Âà¥Âल परिवार à¤Âà¥Â पà¥Âरति मà¥Âरà¥Â सà¤Âवà¥Âदनाà¤Âà¤Â।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) August 1, 2020
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in a tweet that he felt very sad to hear the news of the demise of Amar Singh. “May his soul rest in peace,” he said.
राà¤Âà¥Âय सà¤à¤¾ साà¤Âसद à¤Â मर सिà¤Âह à¤Âà¥Â à¤Âà¥Â निधन à¤Âा समाà¤Âार सà¥Âनà¤Âर बहà¥Âत दà¥Âà¤Â पहà¥Âà¤Âà¤Âा। à¤Âशà¥Âवर दिवà¤Âà¤Âत à¤Âतà¥Âमा à¤Âà¥Â शाà¤Âति दà¥Â। à¥Â शाà¤Âति
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 1, 2020
BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also paid his tributes. “Sad at demise of Amar Singh. He was friend of friends,” Hussain said in a tweet.
à¤Â मर सिà¤Âह à¤Âà¥Â à¤Âा à¤Âाना बहà¥Âत दà¥Âà¤Âद।
दà¥Âसà¥Âतà¥Âà¤Â à¤Âà¥Â दà¥Âसà¥Âत, दà¥Âसà¥Âतà¥Â निà¤à¤¾à¤¨à¥Â वालà¥Â वà¥Âयà¤Âà¥Âति। #AmarSingh
— Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) August 1, 2020
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