Senior Congress leader Gurudas passed away

Gurudas Kamat, former Union minister and senior Congress leader, passed away Wednesday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 63. The Congress leader was in New Delhi to meet with Congress leader Ahmed Patel.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “The sudden passing away of senior leader Gurudas Kamat ji, is a massive blow to the Congress family. Gurudas ji helped build the Congress party in Mumbai & was greatly respected & admired by all. My condolences to his family in their time of grief. May his soul rest in peace.”

In a statement issued, the Congress party said: “We are saddened to hear about the passing of Shri Gurudas Kamat. He will be missed dearly by his family, friends and the Congress Party.”

Shocked and pained at the sudden and untimely demise of Shri Gurudas Kamat. A colleague in the Government and the party for many years, his passing away at such young age is tragic.

— Pranab Mukherjee (@CitiznMukherjee) August 22, 2018