Latur ( Maharashtra ) [India], December 12 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his residence in Latur on Friday morning. He was 90.

Patil breathed his last at his home earlier in the day. He had been ill for the past few days.

Shivraj Patil was born on October 12, 1935, in the village of Chakur in the Latur district, Maharashtra and was a towering figure in Indian politics , remembered for his long and distinguished career marked by several key responsibilities in Parliament , the Union government and state legislatures.

A senior leader of the Indian National Congress, he served as the 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha and held numerous significant positions over more than four decades in public life.

Patil entered national poli

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