Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Motilal Vohra passed away at a hospital in New Delhi on Monday at the age of 93. Vora was hospitalised with urine infection two days ago but it was not the cause of his death, Congress sources said. Fortis Escort Hospital where he was admitted is yet to inform about the actual cause of the Congress leader s death. Vora was a Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh from April 10, 2002 to April 9, 2020. The late Congress leader became the 13th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh on January 25, 1989 and was in office till December 8, 1989. Vora also held the office of Governor of Uttar Pradesh between 1993 and 1996.
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Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora dies at 93
Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora died on Monday. He was 93. He was admitted to the Escorts Hospital in Delhi a few days ago with a urinary infection. He also had a lung infection and was put on ventilator support.
Motilal Vora had been admitted at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in October after testing positive for COVID-19 but was later discharged after recovering.
Vora will be cremated in Chhattisgarh where his body will be taken either later in the day or on Tuesday.
Several political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid their tributes to the departed leader.
President Kovind, PM Modi condole veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora s demise
President Ram Nath Kovind, on Monday condoled the demise of veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora who passed away aged 93 at a Delhi hospital earlier in the day. File photo of senior Congress leader Motilal Vora passed away at the age of 93, at Fortis Escort Hospital in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI photo)
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Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 07:23 PM IST
President Ram Nath Kovind, on Monday condoled the demise of veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora who passed away aged 93 at a Delhi hospital earlier in the day. Sad to hear that veteran Congress leader Shri Motilal Vora is no more. He was humility personified, and belonged to a generation of leaders who carry their politics with unflinching conviction till the end. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, President Kovind tweeted.
A true Congressman, wonderful human being: Rahul Gandhi condoles Motilal Vora s demise ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 18:14 IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled demise of senior party leader Motilal Vora and described him as true Congressman and a wonderful human being . Vora ji was a true congressman and a wonderful human being. We will miss him very much. My love and condolences to his family and friends, Gandhi tweeted.
Vohra passed away at a hospital in New Delhi today at the age of 93. The hospital is yet to inform about the actual cause of the Congress leader s death.
Motilal Vora passes away at 93; Narendra Modi, Venkaiah Naidu lead tributes to veteran Congress leader Vora, a former chief minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh and also a former governor of Uttar Pradesh, had served as a Rajya Sabha member four times and as a Lok Sabha member once. File image of Motilal Vora. ANI New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora died on Monday at a hospital in Delhi following post- COVID-19 complications, his family said. He was 93.
Vora was admitted to the Escorts Hospital in Okhla in Delhi a few days ago with a urinary infection. He also had a lung infection and was put on ventilator support, his family said.