 "Seven-time MP and former Union minister Santosh Mohan Dev passes away at 86 in Silchar")
Silchar: Former union minister and a one-time heavyweight Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev died at a hospital on Wednesday morning following a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 86 and is survived by his former legislator wife Bithika Dev and four daughters, including Congress MP from Silchar Sushmita Dev. He was ailing for long and was admitted recently to a private hospital after he developed pneumonia. He breathed his last at 6.06 am on Wednesday.
Nothing could have prepared me for this moment. I lost him at 6.06am today. Thank you everyone for your prayers, your love for him. pic.twitter.com/1oAobNoCBa
— Sushmita Dev সুস্মিতা দেব (@SushmitaDevAITC) August 2, 2017
Dev was Union minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise in the first UPA government led by Manmohan Singh. He was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times since 1980; five times from Silchar and twice from Tripura. Dev was also a popular sports events organiser.
