Vajpayee's private secretary passes away
October 04, 2021  17:04
Shakti Sinha
Shakti Sinha
Shakti Sinha, former bureaucrat and academician who was private secretary to late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away on Monday. The cause of his death was not immediately known. 

 Political leaders and other dignitaries expressed shock and grief over Sinha's sudden demise and recalled his contribution as a strategic thinker and leader in public policy. 

 "How fragile the life is! Met Shakti Sinha ji only yesterday and had a long and enriching interaction. Now he's no more. Deeply distressing!," Ajay Singh, Press Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind, tweeted. BJP leader Ram Madhav said Sinha was a member of the Governing Board of India Foundation and was scheduled to address a conference at Leh this afternoon.
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