Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi passes away at 74

Earlier in the day, the former CM suffered two cardiac arrests followed by which doctors termed his health as extremely critical.

The first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi, passed away on Friday afternoon, his son Amit announced on Twitter. He was 74.

Earlier in the day, the former CM suffered two cardiac arrests followeing which doctors termed his health as extremely critical.

Jogi, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Raipur since May 9, will be laid to rest at his native place Gaurella on Saturday.

According to a medical bulletin from the Shree Narayana Hospital where he was admitted then, the former CM had suffered cardiac arrest at his residence after a tamarind seed got stuck in his windpipe and he collapsed in his wheelchair. 

Three days later, doctors had said that he remained in a coma with almost negligible neurological activity. 

They had attempted to revive brain activity through a natural process and started giving him ‘Audio Therapy’ by making him listen to his favourite songs through earphones, but met with little success.