SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82; his cremation to take place in Saifai on Tuesday

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New Delhi: Samajwadi Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on Monday (October 10, 2022) at the age of 82. SP patriarch was admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Haryana, due to ill health where he breathed his last around 8:30 am today. The SP patron was under treatment at the hospital since August 22 and was shifted to the ICU on October 2. 

The body of Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav arrived at his native Saifai village on Monday evening. It has been kept at the Saifai festival ground for darshan and the cremation will take place on Tuesday afternoon.

"My respected father and everyone's 'Neta ji' is no more - Shri Akhilesh Yadav," Samajwadi Party tweeted.

The 82-year-old Samajwadi Party patriarch was facing difficulty in breathing and was under the supervision of an internal medicine expert at the Medanta Hospital, as per sources. Singh was suffering from a urinary infection as well, hospital sources had said.

The news of his demise shocked many of his political colleagues including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who shared lengthy posts for him. Prominent political figures took to Twitter to share condolence messages for the Samajwadi Party founder.

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CM Yogi Adityanath paid tributes to mortail ramains of Mulayam Singh Yadav in Saifai

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP President Bhupendra Chaudhary reached Sefai on Monday evening and offered floral tributes to the mortal remains of Mulayam Singh Yadav. They also spoke to family members including SP President Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav at his ancestral village Saifai. UP Minister Swatantra Dev Singh and BJP state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary were also present.

Mulayam Singh Yadav's last rites will be held there tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/fgitM1lziM

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18:25 IST

Mulayam's body arrives at native Saifai village

The body of Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav arrived at his native Saifai village on Monday evening, hours after the leader died at a Gurugram hospital.