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Sushil Koirala passes away

by IBNS 08 Feb 2016, 06:43 pm

Kathamandu, Dec 9 (IBNS): Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala passed away on Tuesday.

He was 76 when death came.

" Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala died of cardiac arrest after suffering from a bout of pneumonia in the wee hours ofTuesday morning," The Himalayan Times reported quoting family sources.

Indian PM Narendra Modi mourned the death of the Nepali leader and tweeted, "In Sushil Koirala ji, NC has lost a big leader who served Nepal for decades & India lost a valued friend. Pained by his demise. RIP."

"Sushil Koirala ji's simplicity holds lessons for all of us. My condolences to the Koirala family & people of Nepal in this hour of grief," he said.