Senior Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Joshi passes away at 81

Mumbai, Feb 17: Veteran Shiv Sena leader and former minister Sudhir Joshi passed away on Thursday after a brief illness. He was aged 81 and survived by his son.

The senior leader was the nephew of former Chief Minister Manohar Joshi and was a minister in the latter's cabinet in 1995.

He had served as the minister of school education and revenue.

Party sources have informed news agency PTI that he had contracted COVID-19 and had recovered last week.

Hi his political career began as a corporator in 1968 and went on to serve as a city mayor in 1973-74. Joshi was among the first generation Sena leaders and was actively involved in the party's Stanik Lokadhikar Samiti, which was set up to provide jobs to locals. PTI