India’s former Defence Minister George Fermandes reportedly died last week in New Delhi, age 88, who hailed from Mangaluru in Karnataka was ailling for a long time, he was one of the most prominent leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s. He was a senior Janata Dal leader before he founded the Samanta Party. He was elected to the lok Sabha reportedly 9 times and once to the Rajya Sabha, news report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to media news report, leaders cutting across party lines, including President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Naredra Modi expressed grief and have mourned his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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