Guwahati, Nov 23 : Veteran Congress leader and three-time (2001-2016) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (86) passed away on Monday evening after a protracted illness, Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The former Union minister and sitting member of Assam assembly is survived by his wife Dolly Gogoi, son Gaurav Gogoi, a Lok Sabha member, and daughter Chandrima Gogoi who lives in the US.
Announcing Gogoi’s death, Sarma told the media that the former Chief Minister’s body would be kept at the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati on Monday night.
According to Assam Pradesh Congress chief Ripun Bora, the mortal remains of Gogoi would be cremated with full state honours in Guwahati on Thursday.
“On November 26, Gogoi’s last journey would start from the Kalakshetra and his cremation would take place in Guwahati instead of his hometown Titabor,” Bora said.
According to his last desire, Gogoi’s body would be taken to a temple, mosque and church before the cremation, Bora added.
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