Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi dies at 74

The funeral will take place tomorrow in his native land Gorela, his son Amit Jogi said.

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Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi died in a hospital in Raipur city on Friday. He was 74.

His son, Amit Jogi, broke the news on Twitter. “The 20-year-old state of Chhattisgarh lost its father today,” he wrote. “Not only me but Chhattisgarh has lost his father, not just a leader. Honorable Ajit Jogi left his family of 2.5 crore people. The support of the poor in Chhattisgarh has gone very far away from us.”

Ajit Jogi’s funeral will take place on Saturday in his native land Gorela, he added.

The former chief minister had been battling health problems and recently suffered two cardiac arrests after which doctors termed his health as “extremely critical”. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in Raipur since May 9 and was on ventilator support.