Former union minister Pandit Sukh Ram passes away
The Hindu
The veteran Congress leader was the Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) from 1993 to 1996.
Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Pandit Sukh Ram has passed away, his grandson said. He was 94.
Sukh Ram was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on May 7.
A Himachal Pradesh Congress leader, Sukh Ram's grandson Aashray Sharma in a Facebook post on late Tuesday night wrote, "Adieu Grandfather, Now phone will not ring (Alvida Dadajee, Abhi Nahi Bajegee Phone Ki Ghanti)." However, the post did not mention when he breathed his last.
Sharma also posted his childhood photo with Sukh Ram on Facebook.
Sukh Ram suffered a brain stroke in Manali on May 4, following which he was admitted at the regional hospital in Mandi. From there he was airlifted to Delhi on Saturday for better treatment at AIIMS.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on May 7 provided a State helicopter for airlifting the veteran political leader to Delhi.
Sukh Ram was the Union Minister of State, Communications (Independent Charge) from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh.
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