New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi died in Guwahati on Monday. He breathed his last at Guwahati Medical College (GMCH) at 5.34 pm. 86-year-old Gogoi, who was the three-time Chief Minister of Assam, was admitted to GMCH on November 2.
He was put on ventilator on Saturday after his health deteriorated on Saturday. Gogoi was found infected with the corona virus on 25 August and was admitted to GMCH the next day. After this he was discharged from the hospital on 25 October.
Expressing his grief, Rahul gandhi said, Shri Tarun Gogoi was a true Congress leader. He devoted his life to bringing all the people and communities of Assam together.
For me, he was a great and wise teacher. I loved and respected him deeply.
I will miss him. My love and condolences to Gaurav & the family.
PM Modi remembered Gogoi as a popular leader and a veteran administrator. “Shri Tarun Gogoi Ji was a popular leader and a veteran administrator, who had years of political experience in Assam as well as the Centre. Anguished by his passing away. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti,” Modi tweeted.
