Former Rajya Sabha member T G Deshmukh passes away

NAGPUR: Former Rajya Sabha member and a staunch protagonist of separate Vidarbha state T G Deshmukh passed away today. He was 85. Deshmukh was a member of the Upper House from 1968 to 1973 and later became a Minister in Maharashtra.

He represented Umerkhed assembly constituency in Yavatmal district from 1987-92. Later Deshmukh got elected as a Member of Legislative Council from 1991 to 1994.

A Mayor of Nagpur city (1963), Deshmukh served as vice-president of All India Mayor's Council in 1964. Born on Aug 12, 1923 at Umerkhed, Deshmukh was the Editor of a Marathi newspaper for some time. His last rites will be performed today at his native place.

Meanwhile, former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) and presently Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Prabha Rau called up from Shimla to express her condolences to the bereaved family.