It is a personal loss​, says PM Modi
New Delhi: Vishva Hindu Parishad​ (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal passed away today after prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment in a Gurgaon hospital.
“Singhal died at 2.24 PM at Medanta Medicity hospital in Gurgaon,” said Parveen Togadia.
Singhal 90 was admitted on November 14 to Medanta with complaints of acute breathlessness and has been diagnosed with right lower Lobe Pneumonia. He was on a ventilator from November 14 evening.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief and said that Ashok Singhalji’s death was a personal loss. “He was an institution in himself, whose life was centred around serving the nation,” the PM tweeted.