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Nation Lost 'True' Follower Of Mahatma Gandhi : Arjun Singh
New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) India's poor and oppressed class lost an activist in the death of renowned Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh said today.
Calling
her
''a
true
follower
of
Mahatma
Gandhi,''
Singh
said,
''I
am
deeply
shocked
to
hear
the
sudden
demise
of
renowned
Gandhian
and
social
activist
Ms
Nirmala
Deshpande.''
The
HRD
Minister
said
''She
was
dedicated
throughout
her
life
to
the
values
and
principles
of
Mahatma
Gandhi.
She
worked
for
peace,
non
violence,
social
justice
and
upliftment
of
poor
and
oppressed
class.''
He
said
her
death
''has
caused
irreparable
loss
to
us
and
we
will
always
remember
her.
I
pray
to
God
to
give
peace
to
her
soul
and
she
should
attain
salvation.''
UNI
MJ
RP
VC2015
Story first published: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 22:14 [IST]