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IT was the talk of the town. More than one town, in fact.
And it resembles the tail of a rat. Hence, its name lo shi fun in Cantonese, which translates literally to “rat noodles”.
Three decades ago, several towns in Perak were gripped by anxiety over a series of food poisoning that involved the noodles.
It eventually claimed the lives of 13 children and an elderly woman in October 1988.
A post-mortem indicated that their livers were damaged.
“Most of us dared not eat lo shi fun for a while, ” recalled former teacher Winnie Low, who is based in Ipoh.
There was no social media circulating fake news back then but rumours were aplenty about the case.
Days after Ajit Singh s death, Jayant Chaudhary takes over as Rashtriya Lok Dal president ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 15:02 IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD) on Tuesday elected Jayant Chaudhary as the party president days after the demise of his father Ajit Singh.
The decision was taken at the party s national executive meeting. Shri Jayant Chaudhary Ji has worked along with several experienced social workers including Chaudhary Charan Singh ji and Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji. At the moment of crisis, he should join the party and strengthen the organization , read the release by RLD.
In the meeting, RLD leaders appreciated the recent performance of its party in the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections. The party also expressed concerns over damages caused by Cyclone Tauktae in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat and expressed condolences towards those who lost their lives.
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Updated May 6, 2021, 12:42 pm IST
Ajit Singh, the son of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 20, the family said
Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ch Ajit Singh. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Thursday morning battling COVID-19, his family said. He was 82.
Singh, the son of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 20, the family said in a statement.
Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji was diagnosed as COVID+ on the 20th April. He battled his condition till the very end and breathed his last today morning, the 6th of May, 2021, his son Jayant Chowdhury tweeted.