"True Soldier": Rahul Gandhi's Tribute To "Friend, Guide" Oscar Fernandes
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Oscar Fernandes, who was a sitting Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, died at the age of 80 on Monday afternoon.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today visited the family of former Union minister Oscar Fernandes and paid tribute to the party veteran who died on Monday. He was 80. Spent some time with the family of Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji and paid last respects to him- a friend, a guide and a true soldier of the Congress Party. pic.twitter.com/NyROBoCPPX My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji.It is a personal loss for me. He was a guide and mentor to many of us in the Congress Party.He will be missed and fondly remembered for his contributions. pic.twitter.com/NZVD592GSJ
Calling Oscar Fernandes a “friend, guide and true soldier” of the Congress party, Mr Gandhi shared pictures of the time he spent with the Fernandes family at their residence.
A lifelong Congressman, Oscar Fernandes was a close confidant of the Gandhi family. “Spent some time with the family of Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji and paid last respects to him- a friend, a guide and a true soldier of the Congress Party,” Mr Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
