GNLF founder Subhash Ghisingh dies

January 29, 2015 21:39

Gorkha National Liberation Front founder Subhash Ghisingh, who spearheaded the Gorkhaland movement in the 1980s, died here today at the age of 78.

He was suffering from liver ailments and cancer and breathed his last at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

"He was admitted to the hospital five days ago and was diagnosed for cirrhosis of the liver and cancer. He died around 10:30 am," a hospital source said.

Ghisingh had founded GNLF in 1980 and was the chairman of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in West Bengal from 1988 to 2008.

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