Pranab Mukherjee condoles death of Fidel Castro

`Heartfelt condolences on sad demise of Cuba`s revolutionary leader, former President and friend of India, Fidel Castro,` Pranab Mukherjee said.

New Delhi: President Pranb Mukherjee on Saturday, condoled the death of Cuba`s revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro, who died on Saturday at the age of 90.

"Heartfelt condolences on sad demise of Cuba`s revolutionary leader, former President and friend of India, Fidel Castro," Mukherjee said.

Castro, who ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008, died, Cuban state television announced.