NEW DELHI (SUBHASHIS MITTRA): Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and founder of the Samajwadi Party (SP), passed away on October 10 at a private hospital in Gurugram.<\/p>\n
Yadav, 82, was undergoing treatment for multiple health issues.<\/p>\n
The news of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death was confirmed through Samajwadi Party’s official Twitter account.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Yadav as he hailed his “remarkable personality”. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji was a remarkable personality. He was widely admired as a humble and grounded leader who was sensitive to people\u2019s problems. He served people diligently and devoted his life towards popularising the ideals of Loknayak JP and Dr. Lohia.”<\/p>\n
Yadav, also known as \u2018Netaji\u2019 among his followers and party workers, is survived by Akhilesh Yadav, who is currently the SP chief and also a former chief minister of UP. Akhilesh is the son of the SP patriarch’s first wife Malti Devi, who died in 2003.<\/p>\n
The veteran politician was admitted to Medanta Hospital on August 22. Yadav had been on life-saving drugs due to his extremely critical condition in the last few days. <\/p>\n
However, after his condition deteriorated, he was put on ventilator and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital on October 2. He was being treated by a “comprehensive team of specialists\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to Medanta Hospital, Mulayam Singh Yadav had serious lung and kidney issues. He had reportedly been facing difficulties in breathing and also went through dialysis for his kidney problems.<\/p>\n
The SP patriarch had been suffering from various health-related ailments for the past three years and his public appearance had been restricted in recent years.<\/p>\n
Yadav was serving as the Member of Parliament from the Mainpuri constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He had served as the state’s chief minister thrice – from 1989-1991, 1993-1995 and 2003-2007. <\/p>\n
He also held the post of Defence Minister from 1996-1998. He had been elected to the UP legislative assembly ten times and seven times as Lok Sabha MP.<\/p>\n
Mulayam Singh Yadav won his first election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1967. Yadav was elected Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the first time in 1989.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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