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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday joined the sporting world in mourning the death of boxing great Muhammad Ali, who passed away in the United States after a long battle with the Parkinson’s disease.
“RIP Muhammad Ali. You were an exemplary sportsperson & source of inspiration who demonstrated the power of human spirit & determination,” Modi, who is in Afghanistan, wrote on his twitter page.
The funeral arrangements for Ali would be announced later on Saturday.
A three-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympicgold-medallist, Ali was widely revered for his active role in fighting for civil rights.
Ali had been hospitalised multiple times in recent years.
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He spent time in hospital in 2014 after suffering a mild case of pneumonia and again in 2015 for a urinary tract infection.
