Mumbai, Feb 17 (PTI) Senior Shiv Sena leader and former minister Sudhir Joshi died of a brief illness here on Thursday, party sources said.

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Joshi was 81 and is survived by his son.

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The senior leader was the nephew of former Chief Minister Manohar Joshi and was a minister in the latter's cabinet in 1995.

He held the portfolios of school education and revenue.

According to party sources, Joshi had contracted COVID-19, but had recovered last week.

Joshi began his political career as a corporator in 1968 and went on to serve as a city mayor in 1973-74.

Joshi was among the first generation Sena leaders and was actively involved in the party's Stanik Lokadhikar Samiti, which was set up to provide jobs to locals.

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