Senior #Congress leader Murli Deora (77) is dead pic.twitter.com/MSdAzoGvIB
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) November 24, 2014
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away here this morning after prolonged illness.He was 77 and is survived by his wife and two sons, including former MP Milind Deora.Deora hold the portfolio of Petroleum and Natural Gas during the UPA–1 regime. The Congress veteran had also served as the Mumbai Congress President for 22 years.
Praying hard!!!
— Milind Deora (@milinddeora) November 21, 2014
An economics graduate, Deora was Mayor of Mumbai from 1977 to 1978 and was later elected to the Lok Sabha four times from Mumbai South, a seat later held by his son, Milind, who is also a former MP and ex Union minister. Currently, he was serving his third term as a Rajya Sabha MP.
My heartfelt condolences to @milinddeora & his family.
Murlibhai was a great leader & an affable personality across all party lines.
— Sanjay nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) November 24, 2014
My deepest condolences to @milinddeora & family on the sad demise of Shri Murli Deora ji. May his soul rest in peace.
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 24, 2014
Heartfelt condolences to the family of Murli bhai who was a friend of friends he was a member of rajyasabha and a dedicated congress man
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) November 24, 2014
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal filed cases against Murli Deora and M.Veerappa Moily and Reliance Industries Chairperson Mukesh Ambani for allegedly conspiring to inflate gas prices in the Delhi/National Capital Region before the Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau last year.
