Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Nov 12 : Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar passed away on early Monday at a private hospital in Bengaluru, a party leader said.

He was 59.

"Minister Ananth Kumar passed away at 3 a.m. at a private hospital where he was undergoing treatment for cancer," a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bengaluru R.

Ashoka told reporters here.

--IANS

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Source: IANS