Communist leader Dayal passes away

Chandigarh, April 29 Veteran communist leader Dr Joginder Dayal has passed away in Chandigarh. He was 80. Dr Dayal, who had been suffering from various health issues for the past five years, had received Covid vaccination last month. He hadn’t...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:36 PM Apr 30, 2021 IST

Chandigarh, April 29

Veteran communist leader Dr Joginder Dayal has passed away in Chandigarh. He was 80.

Dr Dayal, who had been suffering from various health issues for the past five years, had received Covid vaccination last month. He hadn’t been keeping well since then.

Dr Dayal, an eye specialist, had been active with the Communist Party of India for the past 50 years. A firebrand leader during his youth, Dr Dayal was called ‘Tiger’ by his contemporaries. During the heydays of communist movement, he served as president of Communist Party of India’s All-India Student Federation as well as president of All-India Youth Federation.

He is survived by his wife Kanwaljit Kaur and daughters Aleena, Mankirat and Jasmine. — TNS

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