Jharkhand state RSS chief cremated

Jamshepur, Sep 20 (UNI) Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Jharkhand state chief (prant sanghchalak) Mukund Pradhan was cremated on the banks of river Suvarnrekha here today.

BJP state president P N Singh, former chief minister Arjun Munda, former finance minister Raghuvar Das, local BJP MLA Saryu Rai and several other RSS leaders and functionaries were present during the last rites.

Dr Pradhan (83) died in the wee hours yesterday after complaining of chest pain. He was brought to the Tata Main Hospital(TMH) from his Adarshnagar residence where he breathed his last.

A paediatrician by profession Dr Pradhan had served the TMH for more than three decades after taking MBBS degree from Patna Medical college. He joined RSS as swayamsevak in 1967.

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