URL copied Dattaji, 80, died within two days of developing Covid-19 symptoms Veteran BJP leader Dattaji Chirandas, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19, died at the civic-run SVP Hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city in the early hours of Wednesday, family sources said. Dattaji, 80, died within two days of developing symptoms of the infection, the deceased leader's son Sunil said. Condoling the veteran leader's death, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, "I am pained by the demise of Gujarat BJP's veteran leader, guide and the state unit's former general secretary Dattaji Chirandasji. His political and social contribution will continue to inspire all of us."