By Matthew Roscoe • Published: 10 Oct 2022 • 7:38
Three days of mourning announced in Uttar Pradesh Indian following death of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Image: PradeepGaurs/Shutterstock.com
Mulayam Singh Yadav, founder of the Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav has died at the age of 82 on Monday, October 10. He had been admitted to Gurugram’s Medanta hospital since last week.
Tributes flooded social media after the announcement of his death.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi wrote: “I had many interactions with Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji when we served as Chief Ministers of our respective states. The close association continued and I always looked forward to hearing his views.
“His demise pains me. Condolences to his family and lakhs of supporters. Om Shanti.”
I had many interactions with Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji when we served as Chief Ministers of our respective states. The close association continued and I always looked forward to hearing his views. His demise pains me. Condolences to his family and lakhs of supporters. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/eWbJYoNfzU — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2022
I had many interactions with Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji when we served as Chief Ministers of our respective states. The close association continued and I always looked forward to hearing his views. His demise pains me. Condolences to his family and lakhs of supporters. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/eWbJYoNfzU
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2022
“Mulayam Singh Yadav took a stand against a communal wave during the Rath Yatra. He had many failings, but deserves credit for helping delay the communal takeover of UP by about 15 years. RIP,” Aditya Menon wrote.
Mulayam Singh Yadav took a stand against a communal wave during the Rath Yatra. He had many failings, but deserves credit for helping delay the communal takeover of UP by about 15 years. RIP — Aditya Menon (@AdityaMenon22) October 10, 2022
Mulayam Singh Yadav took a stand against a communal wave during the Rath Yatra. He had many failings, but deserves credit for helping delay the communal takeover of UP by about 15 years. RIP
— Aditya Menon (@AdityaMenon22) October 10, 2022
Another person wrote: “Sad to know about the passing away of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. May Almighty Allah bless his soul.”
Sad to know about the passing away of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. May Almighty Allah bless his soul 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5O4QzGLaLO — Abdul Samad Khan🇮🇳 (@Samadkhan8147) October 10, 2022
Sad to know about the passing away of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. May Almighty Allah bless his soul 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5O4QzGLaLO
— Abdul Samad Khan🇮🇳 (@Samadkhan8147) October 10, 2022
“Very sad to know about the passing away of the great socialist leader & former CM of UP #MulayamSinghYadav ji. His contributions towards uplifting the downtrodden will always be remembered. My thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved family & supporters.”
Very sad to know about the passing away of the great socialist leader & former CM of UP #MulayamSinghYadav ji. His contributions towards uplifting the downtrodden will always be remembered. My thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved family & supporters. pic.twitter.com/Ms5EwlwaV7 — Anubhav Mohanty (@AnubhavMohanty_) October 10, 2022
Very sad to know about the passing away of the great socialist leader & former CM of UP #MulayamSinghYadav ji. His contributions towards uplifting the downtrodden will always be remembered. My thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved family & supporters. pic.twitter.com/Ms5EwlwaV7
— Anubhav Mohanty (@AnubhavMohanty_) October 10, 2022
“My heartfelt condolences to the family members on the sad demise of #MulayamSinghYadav Ji, founder-patron of the Samajwadi Party & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. May his soul rest in eternal peace.”
My heartfelt condolences to the family members on the sad demise of #MulayamSinghYadav Ji, founder-patron of the Samajwadi Party & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. May his soul rest in eternal peace. pic.twitter.com/V8CZwxLDf7 — Dr. Deviya Rane (@draneofficial) October 10, 2022
My heartfelt condolences to the family members on the sad demise of #MulayamSinghYadav Ji, founder-patron of the Samajwadi Party & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
May his soul rest in eternal peace. pic.twitter.com/V8CZwxLDf7
— Dr. Deviya Rane (@draneofficial) October 10, 2022
As well as serving as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for three non-consecutive terms, Mulayam Singh Yadav also served as the Minister of Defence for the Government of India.
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