Jammu and Kashmir’s former Governor Satyapal Malik died on Tuesday at the age of 79.He was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi and was undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments.The 79-year-old served as the last governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir between August 2018 and October 2019.He was the governor of Goa between November 2019 and August 2020, before serving in Meghalaya from August 2020 to October 2022.He had also been the governor of Bihar between September 2017 and August 2018, and held the additional charge of Odisha from March 2018 to May 2018.Malik was an MP in the 1980s, and switched parties including the Congress, the Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He also served as the Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs and tourism in 1990.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was saddened by the passing away of Malik. “My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this hour of grief,” Modi said on social media.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his condolences. “I will always remember him as a person who, until his last moment, fearlessly spoke the truth and advocated for the interests of the people,” Gandhi said on social media.Malik’s allegationsIn May, the Central Bureau of Investigation had filed a chargesheet naming Malik...Read more
Former J&K Governor Satyapal Malik dies at 79
