Congress leader Gurudas Kamat passes away at 63

Aditi Tandon 

Tribune News Service 

New Delhi, August 22

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat died at a private hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday. He was 63.

Earlier on Wednesday, he complained of complications and was shifted to Primus hospital in Chanakyapuri, where he died of cardiac complications.

Kamat was diabetic and his last tweet wishing Eid was posted seven hours ago.

Kamat, who was previously in charge of Gujarat and Rajasthan, had fallen out with the top leadership of late and requested to be rested from party posts.

He was subsequently relieved of his positions by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

A former national president of Indian Youth Congress and an ex-MP, Kamat had a major factional war going on with Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam and had repeatedly flagged his concerns to the party leadership. Nirupam enjoys the confidence of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.

Kamat visited the AICC headquarters on Tuesday after several months raising speculation of his possible return in some capacity.

Congress media head Randeep Surjewala condoled the death saying, “Shocked and deeply anguished to learn about the sudden demise of Senior Congress Leader Sh Gurudas Kamat ji. No words are enough to describe the sense of loss.

Shocked and deeply anguished to learn about the sudden demise of Senior Congress Leader Sh Gurudas Kamat ji.

No words are enough to describe the sense of loss.

My deepest condolences to his family, friends and followers.
I pray for the departed soul. pic.twitter.com/nwFJivKAim

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) August 22, 2018