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Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi passed away Wednesday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Angadi was undergoing treatment for Covid-19. He was 65. (Facebook/@SureshAngadi)
The BJP MP had tested positive for novel coronavirus on September 11 ahead of the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. In pic: Suresh Angadi inspecting dedicated freight corridor in Tundla, UP. (Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
Angadi was a four-time BJP MP from Belagavi elected to Lok Sabha in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed that the national flag be flown half mast on Thursday in all Government offices in Delhi. (Facebook/@SureshAngadi)
He is the first Union minister to have died of coronavirus. At least six MLAs and three MPs have earlier succumbed to it. (Facebook/@SureshAngadi)
His political journey started with joining Bharatiya Janata Party in the year 1996 from Belagavi district in North Karnataka. In pic: Union Minister Piyush Goyal flagging off the 'Run for Unity', on the occasion of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, in New Delhi. The Minister of State for Railways, Suresh Angadi also seen. (ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences on Angadi’s demise. In pic: Suresh Angadi inaugurate Chhayapuri Satellite station building, in Vadodara as part of the segregation of Vadodara railway station for the bullet train project. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
