Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed profound shock and grief at the death of veteran BJP and RSS leader Bal Apte.
"Apte was a renowned social activist... His death has caused irreparable loss to social and other fields in the country and Maharashtra," Kumar said in his condolence message.
Apte, a former Rajya Sabha member, died at a city hospital in Mumbai yesterday after a brief illness at the age of 73.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 12:40