Former governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya passed away in Mumbai on Friday, party sources said
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Senior BJP leader and former governor of Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya passed away in Mumbai on Friday, party sources said.
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Acharya (92), who hailed from Udupi in Karnataka, breathed his last at his house here, the sources said.
The BJP veteran had also worked with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
Acharya had served as governor of Nagaland, Tripura, Assam and also handled the responsibilities as the governor of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
भाजपा नेता पद्मनाभ आचार्य जी के निधन का समाचार सुनकर अत्यंत दुःख हुआ। आचार्य जी जीवनभर विचारधारा और संगठन के प्रति समर्पित रहें। उन्हें जो भी जिम्मेदारी दी गयी उसे पुरी करने में उन्होंने कभी कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ी। पुर्वोत्तर भारत में उनका कार्य हमेशा याद रहेगा। ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को…
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In his condolence message, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Acharya remained committed to the organisation's ideology.
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