Former Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi passes away at 72

Sushil Kumar Modi, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Senior BJP leader, has passed away, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Bihar Deputy CM tweeted on Monday night. He was suffering from cancer. He died at AIIMS in New Delhi at 9.45 pm, hospital sources said. Last month, the BJP leader had taken to X to announce that he was diagnosed with cancer and will not be able to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections.

"The BJP family is deeply saddened by the news of the demise of former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sushil Kumar Modi," the state unit of the party said in a post on X. This is an irreparable loss for Bihar and the entire BJP family, it said.

 "I am deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Sushil Modi ji, my valuable colleague in the party and my friend for decades. He has played an invaluable role in the rise and success of BJP in Bihar," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

पार्टी में अपने मूल्यवान सहयोगी और दशकों से मेरे मित्र रहे सुशील मोदी जी के असामयिक निधन से अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। बिहार में भाजपा के उत्थान और उसकी सफलताओं के पीछे उनका अमूल्य योगदान रहा है। आपातकाल का पुरजोर विरोध करते हुए, उन्होंने छात्र राजनीति से अपनी एक अलग पहचान बनाई थी। वे… pic.twitter.com/160Bfbt72n

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 13, 2024

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