Aggressive, he stood for the youth

In his death, the country has lost a skilled organiser, a forceful orator and an aggressive representative of its youth.

• In his death, the country has lost a skilled organiser, a forceful orator and an aggressive representative of its youth. Bina badlon ke bijli girne ki charcha hamne suni hai. Yahan apni aankhon se Bharat ki tarunai ko puri tarah se viksit hone se pehle hi kaalchakra ne isko ham se cheen liya (We have heard about lightning hitting without clouds. Here we saw India’s youth being snatched away even before it could develop fully)!

Former PM

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• I feel a personal sense of loss in his passing away. He was a young leader well known for his ‘can-do-it’ approach to missions. I had closely known Mahajan and worked with him when he was a Union minister. I will always remember my personal interactions and close association with him.

President APJ Abdul Kalam

• A gem of a person who always strove to help others. He was a true nationalist…His passing away at this young age has caused a big void which will be difficult to fill.

Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

• We have lost a good worker. A smiling, intelligent, friendly man with good organisational skills has been lost.

RSS chief KS Sudershan

• Congress expressed deep grief over the death of Mahajan, whom it described as one of the most competent ministers, a very good organiser and an able politician who played an important role in Indian politics. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed deep anguish and condolences to the family of the departed leader.

• Mahajan was a close friend, I was associated with him for 30 years. His death in tragic circumstances is a blow to both Maharashtra and national politics.

Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar

• Mahajan was a promising, dynamic and charismatic leader of the party and the vacuum created by him is difficult to fill.

BJP leader, Venkaiah Naidu