Ex-Union minister Harikishore Singh is dead

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Aug 28 2013 | 10:55 PM IST
Former Union minister and Janata Dal(U) leader Harikishore Singh died today of heart attack in AIIMS in Delhi, family and party sources said.
Singh (86) breathed his last at AIIMS this evening.
He is survived by wife and two sons.
Singh was Deputy chairman of Bihar State Planning Board.
He had seved as Minister of State for External Affairs in the V P Singh government and as India's Ambassador to Syria during I K Gujral's time.
Singh was elected as a Lok Sabha member thrice from Sheohar in Bihar.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the death of Harikishore Singh and described him as a "socialist" leader who actively participated in social welfare programmes.
Kumar said he treated Singh as his elder brother and respected him for his commitment to the poor and downtroddens.
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First Published: Aug 28 2013 | 10:55 PM IST

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