Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on Monday after a prolonged spell of illness. He was 82. Confirming his father's demise in a tweet through the official Twitter handle of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav said “My respected father and everyone's Neta-ji has died.”
मेरे आदरणीय पिता जी और सबके नेता जी नहीं रहे – श्री अखिलेश यादव
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) October 10, 2022
Mulayam Singh Yadav was a three-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and also served as the Union Defence Minister in the HD Deve Gowda government in 1996-97.
Expressing his grief on the passing away of the veteran politician, Prime Minster Modi said, “Mulayam Singh Yadav's demise pains me, he was a remarkable personality and was widely admired as a grounded leader.”
I had many interactions with Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji when we served as Chief Ministers of our respective states. The close association continued and I always looked forward to hearing his views. His demise pains me. Condolences to his family and lakhs of supporters. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/eWbJYoNfzU
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2022
“He served people diligently and devoted his life towards popularising the ideals of Loknayak JP and Dr. Lohia and was a key soldier for democracy during the Emergency,”the PM tweeted.
Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji distinguished himself in UP and…
