Rahul condoles ex-Himachal Pradesh guv Urmila Singh's demise

Congress president Rahul Gandhi condoled the death of former Himachal Pradesh governor and Congress leader Urmila Singh.

Gandhi, who is currently abroad accompanying his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for her annual medical check-up, sent his prayers to Singh's family in a condolence message.

"I'm sorry to hear about the demise of Smt. Urmila Singh ji, former Governor and President of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee. My thoughts and prayers are with her family in their time of grief. May her soul rest in peace," he said on Twitter.

Singh (71) died at a private hospital in Indore yesterday due to prolonged illness.

The former Madhya Pradesh Congress unit chief was admitted to Bombay hospital in Indore on January 6 after she contracted pneumonia, a hospital official said.

She was kept on life support for a long time and her condition remained unstable, he said.

Singh came from a family of freedom fighters and was appointed as the governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2010. Prior to that, she had served as chairman of the National Scheduled Tribes Commission (NCTC).