Today early morning, Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora, 77 passed away after a prolonged illness. The veteran leader died at 3:25am. He is survived by his wife and two son sons including former Congress MP and minister Milind Deora. He had reportedly been discharged from the Breach Candy hospital two days ago.Deora, was close to the Gandhi family and lastly was Union petroleum minister in the UPA government.
