Congress stalwart and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his Latur residence on Friday at 90 after a brief illness. A seven-term MP and former Lok Sabha Speaker, he was widely respected across political lines. His funeral is on Saturday

Latur: Veteran Congressman Shivraj Patil, who served as the Lok Sabha Speaker and was Union Home Minister during the 26/11 attacks, passed away at his hometown Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning, family sources said.

Patil, 90, passed away at his residence ‘Devghar’ after a brief illness, they said, adding his funeral will be held on Saturday. He is survived by his son, Shailesh Patil, daughter-in-law Archana, who unsuccessfully contested the Assembly polls last year on a BJP ticket against Congress’s Amit Deshmukh from Latur cit

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