Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) President Kamal Morarka dies at 74

Kamal Morarka, President of the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) and former union minister, passed away on Friday after a brief illness at the age of 74.

Rajkumar Sharma, MLA Nawalgarh and former Minister of State for Medical and Health, Govt. of Rajasthan, shared this news on Twitter.

“Shocked with the demise of former Union Minister and famous industrialist of Nawalgarh, Shri Kamal Morarka ji. This is an irreparable loss to all of us. Praying to the Lord to give the bereaved family the power to bear this sorrow,” Sharma wrote in Hindi on Twitter.

पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री एवं नवलगढ़ के मशहूर उद्योगपति, श्री कमल मोरारका जी निधन से स्तब्ध हूं। हम सभी के लिए यह अपूरणीय क्षति है।
परमपिता परमेश्वर से प्रार्थना है पुण्यात्मा को अपने चरणों में स्थान दें व शोक संतप्त परिवार को यह दुःख सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।@KamalMorarka pic.twitter.com/hu7JlynMT6

— Dr.Rajkumar Sharma (@DrRKSOfficial) January 15, 2021

Born in a traditional Marwari family on June 18, 1946, Morarka was also a famous industrialist. He was the chairman of Morarka Organic.

He served as a union minister in the Chandra Shekhar government in 1990-91 and a former Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan from JD(S) between 1988 and 1994. He was promoted as head of the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in 2012.

He had a keen interest in sports and served as vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Vice President of Rajasthan Cricket Association.

Indian Express Executive Director Anant Goenka expressed his condolence at the death of Morarka.

Extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Shri Kamal Morarka. Priviledged to have known a man like him… he lived by example, with fine old Indian values and an ever-young, curious mind. India will miss his warmth.

— Anant Goenka (@anantgoenka) January 15, 2021