Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi passed away on Monday. Modi was undergoing treatment for cancer at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital. He was 72.
Last month, the BJP leader had announced that he had been battling with cancer and requested party to relieve him of active political duties.
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Condoling the demise of his “valuable colleague”, PM Modi said that the former Bihar deputy CM played an invaluable role in the BJP’s rise in Bihar.
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“I am deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Sushil Modi, my valuable colleague in the party and my friend for decades. He has played an invaluable role in the rise and success of BJP in Bihar. Strongly opposing the Emergency, he made a name for himself in student politics. My condolences are with his family and supporters in this hour of grief. Om Shanti!” Modi said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also condoled Sushil Modi’s demise. Shah said that Bihar has lost a great pioneer of politics.
“I am saddened by the news of the demise of our senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi. Today, Bihar has lost a great pioneer of politics forever. From ABVP to BJP, Sushil ji has adorned many important positions in the organization and government. His politics was dedicated to the interests of the poor and the backwards. The void that has emerged in Bihar politics due to his demise cannot be filled for a long time. In this hour of grief, the entire BJP stands with his bereaved family. May God give a place to the departed soul in his lotus feet,” Shah wrote on ‘X’.
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi also expressed his heartfelt tributes on the demise of his “dear friend”.
“Heartfelt tribute to our dear friend, former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and former Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sushil Kumar Modi ji on his demise,” Manjhi wrote on social media.
Modi belonged to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee- LK Advani era of politics. He served as Bihar deputy CM twice – first from 2005 to 2013 and then second from 2017 to 2020.
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