Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil died at his home town Latur in Maharashtra on Friday (December 12).

Patil, 90, died after a brief illness.

He was a former Lok Sabha Speaker and had held key portfolios in the Union Cabinet. Patil had won the Latur Lok Sabha seat seven times.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of former Union minister Shivraj Patil and said that he was passionate about contributing to the welfare of society.

"Saddened by the passing of Shri Shivraj Patil Ji. He was an experienced leader, having served as MLA, MP, Union Minister, Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly as well as the Lok Sabha during his long years in public life," Modi said in a post on X.

President Droupadi Murmu also condoled his demise. "In the

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