Ex-Arunachal Governor Mata Prasad passes away

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ITANAGAR: Former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Mata Prasad, passed away here in the wee hours of Wednesday. He was 96 years old.

He had been admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) on Tuesday evening with diagnosis of multi-organ failure, requiring life-saving supportive therapies. He was brought to SGPGIMS from a private hospital in a critical condition.

Mata Prasad belonged to Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

He served as Minister in the Congress government in UP in 1988- 89 and appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh in 1993.

GOVERNOR MISHRA, CM KHANDU CONDOLE DEMISE:Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (retd) Dr B.D. Mishra and Chief Minister PemaKhandu have deeply mourned the demise of former Governor Mata Prasad.

In his condolence message to DrSarvPrakashBhaskar, son of Mata Prasad, the Governor said that Prasad was a distinguished statesman and an intellectual who made immense contribution towards the State.

He was known for intellectual ability and admired for his scholarly traits. Mata Prasad promoted Hindi and authored many books including a book on Arunachal Pradesh titled 'ManoramBhoomi-Arunachal'. In his death, the State has lost a true friend, said the Governor.

Khandu in his condolence message said, "The news of the sad demise of Dr Mata Prasad, the eighth and the longest-serving Governor of Arunachal Pradesh came as a shocker to me.

''He had held the helms of the State in its transitional phase from where we have had an eventful journey of progress and ably emerged as a distinct and determined State, rubbing shoulders with our peers with pride."

"I pray Lord Buddha to bestow you with strength to bear the irreparable loss. May his soul rest in peace in heavenly abode," the message added.

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