Day after celebrating 93rd b'day, Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora dies

Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora passed away in Delhi on Monday. Vora, who recently recovered from Covid-19, had turned 93 on Sunday.

Motilal Vora:

A former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and a former governor of Uttar Pradesh, Vora served as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) treasurer for 16 years till 2018 when the post was handed over to another senior leader Ahmed Patel.

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Patel died in a Gurugram hospital on November 25 after having tested positive for Covid-19 in October.

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Born in 1927, Vora worked in several newspapers before joining politics. He served as the Congress party’s treasurer for many years before Ahmed Patel was given the post two years back. A trusted Gandhi family loyalist , Vora had served several terms as a Rajya Sabha member and was also a former Governor of Uttar Pradesh. He also served as Union Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Civil Aviation in Congress regime at the centre.

A number of Congress leaders had tested tested positive for coronavirus in the recent past. Veteran Congress leaders like Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi died due to Covid-19.

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