The Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Palam Airport to pay his last respects to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Mufti Muhammad Sayeed who passed away earlier today at AIIMS in New Delhi.
Mufti’s body was flown to Srinagar from Palam Airport.
Sayeed’s death great loss to the nation: Sonia
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s contribution as a humanist will forever be remembered and his death is a great loss to the nation, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday.
“Muftiji’s contribution as a humanist and to public life in various capacities will forever be remembered,” a statement quoting Gandhi said.
She extended her condolence to Sayeed’s wife and daughter Mehbooba Mufti.
“In his death, the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the nation has lost a great leader,” it added.