Veteran Congress leader C.K Jaffer Sharief is no more, he was 85

C.K Sharief, senior Congress leader and former Railway minister breathed his last on Sunday at a hospital in Bengaluru. He was 85 years old, was admitted to Fortis Hospital after he collapsed while getting into the car for Friday prayers. Since then he had been kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

According to The Hindu report, his associate told that senior politician Sharief was too stressed out of late as he was busy preparing for the release of the Urdu translation of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s ‘India Wins Freedom’.

The book release event was supposed to be held at Palace Grounds on November 28. However, former President Pranab Mukherjee was invited for the function.

Almost two years back, Doctors had advised Sharief to get a pacemaker, when he had complained of uneasiness in the chest.

Congress Party took to Twitter to express its sadness over the demise of CK Jaffer Sharief.  Official Twitter handle tweeted: “We condole the passing of former union minister CK Jaffer Sharief. We hope his family finds the strength to deal with their loss.”

We condole the passing of former union minister CK Jaffer Sharief. We hope his family finds strength to deal with their loss.

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 25, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi called this day a tragedy for Congress Party. He tweeted: “It is a day of tragedy for the Congress party, with another senior, loved & respected member of our family in Karnataka, Shri Jaffer Sharief Ji, passing away today. My condolences to his family, friends & supporters in their time of grief.” #JafferSharief.

It is a day of tragedy for the Congress party, with another senior, loved & respected member of our family in Karnataka, Shri Jaffer Sharief Ji, passing away today. My condolences to his family, friends & supporters in their time of grief. #JafferSharief

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 25, 2018

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