Former geographical area minister and Senior Congress leader Vinayakdada Patil died at a personal hospital in Nashik following a short unhealthiness, his family sources aforementioned.
He breathed his last late on Fri night.
He was 77.
Patil was earlier receiving treatment at a hospital in city, however was shifted to Nashik some days past. On Friday, he was admitted to the non-public hospital in Nashik to induce treatment for a excretory organ upset, they said.
Patil, a detailed associate of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, had worked because the Industries, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports minister within the state.
He was celebrated for his contribution within the fields of agriculture and biology and for Jatropha cultivation across the state.
Renowned Sanskritic language author late V V Shirwadkar, popularly referred to as ‘Kusumagraj’, had given him the title of ‘Vanadhipati’.
Patil is survived by 2 daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav writer expressed his grief over the dying of Patil.
In a tweet, the Chief Minister’s workplace (CMO) aforementioned that Patil, World Health Organization once command the position of sarpanch, went on to become a minister in geographical area. He worked for the welfare of the state and farmers, it said.