India News | Former Bihar Minister Ramai Ram Dies
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former Bihar minister Ramai Ram died at a private hospital here on Thursday following prolonged illness, sources close to the veteran leader said. He was 82.
Patna, July 14 (PTI) Former Bihar minister Ramai Ram died at a private hospital here on Thursday following prolonged illness, sources close to the veteran leader said. He was 82.
Ram is survived by two daughters.
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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took to Twitter to condole the death and recall his long association with the departed leader.
A party hopper who started off as an Independent MLA in the 1970s, Ram served as a minister under Prasad's wife Rabri Devi and, later, after joining JD(U), was given a cabinet berth by Kumar.
He had represented reserved Bochahan assembly seat of Muzaffarpur for a record nine times and his political career, spanning over five decades, was beset with numerous controversies.
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