Jharkhand Minister Jagarnath Mahto dies at Chennai hospital
The Hindu
Jharkhand Minister Jagarnath Mahto died at a hospital in Chennai on Thursday
Jharkhand Minister Jagarnath Mahto, who had earlier undergone a lung transplant, died at a hospital in Chennai on Thursday, a senior doctor of the health facility, where he was admitted, said. He was 57.
Mahto, the Minister for school education and literacy, was airlifted to Chennai last month due to health complications following the transplant in November 2020, which he underwent after suffering from COVID-19.
"Mahto breathed his last today," Dr Apar Jindal of MGM Healthcare told PTI.
He is survived by a son and four daughters.
Mahto, the four-time JMM MLA from Dumri in Giridih district, was taken to Chennai in October 2020, where he had undergone the transplant as his lungs were damaged due to the COVID-19 infection, a health department official said here.
The Minister had returned to Ranchi after eight months in June 2021, he said.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled the demise of Mahto.
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