
Veteran Maharashtra leader N.D. Patil no more
The Hindu
Maharashtra’s senior most political leader, a towering figure in state’s social reform and left movement and a Marxist whose unwavering loyalty to the cause of the downtrodden was always mentioned wit
Maharashtra’s senior most political leader, a towering figure in state’s social reform and left movement and a Marxist whose unwavering loyalty to the cause of the downtrodden was always mentioned with utmost respect even by his opponents, Professor N.D. Patil, breathed his last at his hometown Kolhapur in western Maharashtra on Monday. He was 92.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in his condolence message said that in the demise of N.D. Patil, Maharashtra has lost its voice. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said that the state has lost a principled leader who remained committed to farmers and workers till his last breath. Patil’s last rites will be carried out on Tuesday under state honors.