Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who had been undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital for post-Covid complications, passed away on Monday, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed. The Congress veteran was 84, and survived by wife Dolly, daughter Chandrima and son Gaurav.
Gogoi, a three-time chief minister, breathed his last at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital at 5.34 pm, Sarma said.
Gogoi’s health had deteriorated on November 21 and he was put on ventilator support following post-COVID complications. There were also reports that Gogoi was suffering from multi-organ failure. The former Chief Minister had tested positive for COVID-19 in August.
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