Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra passes away

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July 10, 2017 08:15

Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra died at a hospital in Goa late Sunday. He was 82.

He passed away around 10 pm due to multiple organ failure at Manipal Hospitals in Goa, a hospital official said.

His office confirmed that Chandra was admitted to the hospital on Friday.

Chandra had served as the Cabinet Secretary from 199092 and was the Indian Ambassador to the US from 1996 to 2001.

He was awarded Indias second highest civil awards, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2007.

Image: In this file photo of 2000, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, flanked by United States President Bill Clinton (left) and Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra (right), unveiling a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington.

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