Freedom fighter Vidyadhar Guruji dies aged 105 – The Hindu

The 105-year-old former freedom fighter and Gandhian, Vidyadhar Guruji, passed away in Kalaburagi at Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology Unit in Kalaburagi government hospital on Saturday night.

He was admitted to hospital following a massive heart attack on Friday. However, Mr Guruji failed to respond to treatment and passed away on Saturday night around 9.30 pm.

The centenarian had always followed Gandhian principles and became active in the freedom movement as a college student. He also won assembly elections from Swatantra party against Mallappa Lingappa Kollur from Gurumitkal constituency. In 1984, Mr Guruji had contested the Parliament elections from Gulbarga constituency as a candidate of Janata Party and lost with a huge margin of 95,490 votes against the former Chief Minister Veerendra Patil of the Congress party.

Mr Guruji had donated his collection of books worth Rs 3 lakh to Hindi Prachar Sabha, for which he was Chairman for a period. The freedom fighter is survived by his wife Savitadevi, three sons and a daughter.

His body has been shifted to the Hindi Prachar Sabha for Public viewing from Saturday night to till Sunday noon. Peoples from different walks of life and Leaders of various political parties paid their last respects to Mr Guruji at the Hindi Prachar Sabha. Gurujis body will be handed over to the Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College as per his wish and be embalmed and used for teaching medical students.

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