Former PM IK Gujral passes away at 92

November 30, 2012 15:50

Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral passes away. He as 92. Gujral had developed a lung infection that had been troubling him for some days. He was also on dialysis for over a year.

A two-time Foreign Minister, first in the VP Singh government and then the United Front government, Gujral became Prime Minister in 1996 for a year, at a time India was still getting used to the chaos of coalition politics and governments.

The Congress withdrew support to the United Front government, agreeing to prop it up only after Mr Gujral replaced H D Deve Gowda as the PM, averting a mid-term poll. Read more

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