Former Maharashtra minister Shankarrao Rakh dies in Jalna at 86

27 July,2019 03:59 PM IST |   |  mid-day online correspondent

Rakh had served as Prohibition Minister in the Vasantdada Patil-led cabinet between 1975 and 1978

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Jalna: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Dr Shankarrao Rakh have reportedly died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital. The leader was 86 and had breathed his last on Friday night.

According to PTI report, his family sources said that his last rites will be performed in Jalna on Saturday. Rakh had served as Prohibition Minister in the Vasantdada Patil-led cabinet between 1975 and 1978.

During his tenure, Rakh had established several educational institutes and was associated with various social organisations, his family sources said. His son, Dr Sanjay Rakh, is the managing director of Deepak Hospital in Jalna.

With inputs from PTI

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