Narendra Modi condoles Union Minister Gopinath Munde's sudden demise

Published: Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 11:13 [IST]

New Delhi, June 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was extremely saddened by the demise of his "friend" and cabinet colleague Gopinath Munde whom he hailed as a "true mass leader".

"My tributes to a dynamic leader whose premature demise leaves a void hard to fill," Modi tweeted soon after Munde's death following a road accident here.

Union Minister Gopinath Munde's sudden demise on Tuesday morning shocked everybody from the political fraternity. According to reports Munde was on his way to the Delhi Airport when his vehicle met with an accident. [Also read: Twitter reaction: Prayers, condolences pour in for Gopinath Munde's family]

He was immediately taken to the AIIMS hospital where he died of cardiac arrest.

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Published On June 3, 2014