New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed anguish over the death of noted hockey player Charanjit Singh and said that he played a key role in the successes of the Indian hockey team.

Singh, who was the captain of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, died earlier in the day at his home in Himachal Pradesh's Una after suffering a cardiac arrest that followed prolonged age-related illnesses.

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The former mid-fielder was 90 and would have turned a year older next month. He is survived by his two sons and a daughter.

Modi tweeted, "Saddened by the passing away of noted Hockey player, Shri Charanjit Singh. He played a key role in the successes of the Indian Hockey Team, most notably in the Rome and Tokyo Olympics in the 1960s. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti."

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Singh suffered a stroke five years back and was paralysed since then.

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