Munde had wanted to be late for oath taking in Lok Sabha

Gopinath Munde had sought permission to allow him to be late in Parliament tomorrow, but fate had something else in store for him.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said Munde had told him that he would be late tomorrow for taking oath as a Lok Sabha member because he was going to his constituency.

"He had sought my permission. I said yes...But now, he is no more," a visibly shaken Naidu remarked.

He was referring to his last conversation with the Rural Development Minister last night.

64-year-old Munde was killed in a road accident here this morning.