India News | Mulayam Yadav Condoles Paswan's Death

Lucknow, Oct 9 (PTI) Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday condoled the death of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and said it was a personal loss for him.

Yadav in a statement said Paswan made a place for himself in alliances and had a tall stature in the country's politics. 

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He worked with different prime ministers and fought for reservation of Dalits and backwards, Yadav said and prayed for strength to the bereaved family.

Paswan, 74, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on Thursday. The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had recently undergone a heart surgery.

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