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BENGALURU: Union Minister Ananth Kumar died at the age of 59 in the wee hours of Monday in Bengaluru. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader died after battling cancer at a private hospital in the Karnataka capital. The minister breathed his last at 2 AM on Monday. News agency PTI quoted officials as saying that the BJP leader had not been well for some time and was on the ventilator for the past few days.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and several top leaders cutting across the party lines offered their heartfelt condolences on Ananth Kumar's demise.
In his message to the bereaved family, the PM said that he was "extremely saddened", referring to Ananth Kumar as a "valued colleague and friend".
He represented Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency for six terms since 1996.
Ananth Kumar was serving as the Union minister for Chemical and Fertilizers and also as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. He had undergone treatment abroad as well, but returned to Bengaluru in October, following which he was admitted to a private hospital.
A lawyer by qualification, Kumar was born on July 22, 1959, in Bengaluru. He pursued his graduation in Arts from KS Arts College in Hubli and later went on to complete LLB from JSS Law College.
He is survived by wife Tejaswini and two daughters, Aishwarya and Vijeta.
A three-day mourning has been declared in Karnataka and a one-day holiday for Monday as a mark of respect for the departed leader.
The mortal remains of Ananth Kumar will be kept at the National College in Bengaluru for people to pay their last respects to the departed leader.
His last rites will be held in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening.
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