Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and SP Patron Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away. He breathed his last at 8.16 this morning. He was 82 years old. He was on a ventilator at Medanta Hospital in Mulayam Singh Gurugram. His condition had remained critical since last Sunday. After the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav, there was a wave of mourning among the SP workers.
Mulayam, who was a wrestler and teacher, played a long political inning. He was the Chief Minister of UP three times. Defense Minister at the Centre. He is also known for his bold political decisions.
On August 22, he was admitted to Medanta Hospital. Mulayam Singh was shifted to ICU on the night of October 1. Mulayam Singh Yadav was being treated by a panel of doctors from Medanta.
SP President Akhilesh Yadav and other family members are with him now. Preparations are on to bring his dead body from Delhi to Lucknow. From here it will be taken to Etawah again.