Ram Vilas Paswan: Tributes pour in for Bihar's foremost Dalit leader

Ram Vilas Paswan, a Dalit leader who was part of several governments headed by disparate parties, died on Thursday at 74. He was the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party and Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. He had recently undergone a heart operation. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Paswan at his residence on Friday.