Former Maharashtra CM A.R. Antulay passes away

Former Maharashtra chief minister A.R. Antulay breathed his last on Tuesday after battling a prolonged illness.

Antulay, 85, was the first Muslim chief minister of Maharashtra, serving his term from 1980-82.

Later, he was named union minister of health and family welfare and served as the union minister for ministry of minority affairs under the then-prime minister Manmohan Singh's government.

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