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Vice-President
Krishan Kant Is Dead
NEW DELHI: Vice-President Krishan Kant died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Saturday (July 27) morning after a massive heart attack. He was 75.
He was taken to the hospital immediately after he complained of chest pain, but the the end came within an hour.He is survived by wife Suman, two sons and a daughter. He was declared dead at 8.45 a.m. Kant, hailing from Amritsar, had his education from Benares Hindu University. He became a Congress leader during Indira Ganndhi's time. However, during the Emergency he was with socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in his democracy movement against the Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi, and was jailed. The government has announced a three-day state mourning. His body will be cremated on Sunday (July 28). India
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