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Former I&B minister Dasmunsi dead

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NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who suffered a stroke in 2008 and slipped into coma, passed away at Apollo Hospital here on Monday. He was 72.


Dasmunsi is survived by his wife Deepa Dasmunsi and son Priyadeep, who were at his side when he died.


He served as minister of information and broadcasting (I&B) and Parliamentary Affairs in prime minister Manmohan Singh’s cabinet from 2004 to 2008, when he suffered a paralytic stroke, lost his power of speech and went into a coma from which he never came out.


He was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Later he was shifted to his home, and in 2009 he was admitted to Apollo Hospitals here.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and several other political figures apart from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled Dasmunsi’s death.


His mortal remains were briefly kept at the Congress headquarters where leaders paid tributes to him.


— IANS


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