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Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh passed away on Saturday at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow, due to sepsis and multi organ failure.

The veteran leader was on life-saving support system, the hospital had said in a statement earlier in the day.

The former UP CM was admitted to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on July 4 due to an infection and reduced consciousness level. Earlier, he was undergoing treatment at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences here. The 89-year-old leader has also served as the governor of Rajasthan.

I am saddened beyond words. Kalyan Singh Ji…statesman, veteran administrator, grassroots level leader and great human. He leaves behind an indelible contribution towards the development of Uttar Pradesh. Spoke to his son Shri Rajveer Singh and expressed condolences. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/ANOU2AJIpS

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2021

Generations to come will remain forever grateful to Kalyan Singh Ji for his contributions towards India’s cultural regeneration. He was firmly rooted in Indian values and took pride in our centuries old traditions.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2021

उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री, राजस्थान के पूर्व राज्यपाल श्री कल्याण सिंह जी का निधन हृदय विदारक!

दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति एवं शोक संतप्त परिवार को दुख सहने की शक्ति दे भगवान।

विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि!

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 21, 2021

भारतीय राजनीति में शुचिता, पारदर्शिता व जन सेवा के पर्याय, अप्रतिम संगठनकर्ता एवं लोकप्रिय जननेता आदरणीय कल्याण सिंह जी का देहावसान संपूर्ण राष्ट्र के लिए अपूरणीय क्षति है।

उन्हें कोटि-कोटि श्रद्धांजलि!

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 21, 2021