New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condoled the death of industrialist Rahul Bajaj stating that India has lost a visionary whose "courage made us proud".

He said Rahul Bajaj's demise was a big loss to the country.

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"Rahul Bajaj's passing is a big loss to India. We have lost a visionary whose courage made us proud. My love and condolences to his family and loved ones," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet.

A Padma Bhushan-awardee Rahul Bajaj was one of the longest-serving chairmen in corporate India. He breathed his last at Ruby Hall Hospital in Pune.

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He died today at 2.30 pm due to heart and lungs problems. He was admitted for past one month in Ruby hall hospital in Pune. (ANI)

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