By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was on Saturday condoled the death of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh.
“Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of veteran leader & Rajya Sabha MP #AmarSingh. My thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace,”tweeted CM Patnaik.
Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh died at a Singapore hospital on Saturday. Singh had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for several months and had lately been admitted to its intensive care unit. He was 64.
Leaders across the political spectrum condoled Amar Singh’s death and said he was one of those politicians who had friends in all parties
The flamboyant businessman-politician, who once counted India’s most influential icons from industry, politics and Bollywood among his closest friends, had been a key player in the cut and thrust of Indian politics till about a decade ago. Back in 2008, he also helped the then Manmohan Singh government survive a crucial trust vote that eventually led to his arrest three years later
