Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi passes away

Former Assam Chief Minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi died on Monday afternoon. 86-year-old Tarun Gogoi was cured after the covid-19 infection last month, but after that he was surrounded by complications after the disease.

Confirming this, Assam Health Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma said that Tarun Gogoi breathed his last at GMCH at 5:34 pm. The body of Tarun Gogoi will be kept in Shankardev Kalakshetra on Tuesday for the last glimpse of the people. He will be cremated with full state honors. "

Expressing grief over the death of Gogoi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a popular leader and a skilled administrator.

Shri Tarun Gogoi Ji was a popular leader and a veteran administrator, who had years of political experience in Assam as well as the Centre. Anguished by his passing away. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/H6F6RGYyT4

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 23, 2020

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi termed him a true Congress leader and said that he spent his entire life in bringing the people of Assam together.

Shri Tarun Gogoi was a true Congress leader. He devoted his life to bringing all the people and communities of Assam together.

For me, he was a great and wise teacher. I loved and respected him deeply.

I will miss him. My love and condolences to Gaurav & the family. pic.twitter.com/jTMfSyAJ6J

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 23, 2020

He was admitted to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and was kept on ventilator for the last two days due to his condition being critical.

After the news of his condition deteriorating on Monday morning, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reached Guwahati by postponing all his programs in Dibrugarh.

On November 21, Tarun Gogoi's son and MP Gaurav Gogoi gave this news via Twitter that all his father's organs have stopped working.

Assam Health Minister Hemanta Biswa was present at the Sarma Hospital with Tarun Gogoi's son Gaurav Gogoi.

Tarun Gogoi was the Chief Minister of Assam thrice.

Tarun Gogoi is an politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral victories in Assam

Gogoi's long tenure in office was a period of epochal change in Assam: President Ramnath Kovind

"Extremely sad to know of the demise of former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi; his passing away marks end of an era," said President Kovind

Extremely sad to know of the demise of Shri Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam. The country has lost a veteran leader with rich political and administrative experience. His long tenure in office was a period of epochal change in Assam.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 23, 2020