Senior Congress leader Patangrao Kadam passes away

Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Patangrao Kadam passed away at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital on Friday. The 72-year-old was suffering from renal dysfunction and had recently been admitted to the hospital. Kadam has previously helmed the forest ministry in the Maharashtra government. He was also an educationist and the founder of Bharati Vidyapeeth. He is survived by his son, Vishwajeet Kadam, who is Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress president.