Former mayor of Solapur (Maharashtra) Mahesh Kothe, who had come to take Sangam bath at Mahakumbh, died following a massive heart attack on Tuesday.
After taking a dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, he felt a severe cold. Before people could realise, he breathed his last. He is said to have suffered a heart attack due to a blood clot in the cold.
Mahesh Kothe had come to participate in the Kumbh Mela with some of his friends.
He was the leader of the NCP (Sharad Pawar) in Maharashtra and was close to former Union Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.