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Updated: Jul 21, 2019 18:25 IST

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Ram Chandra Paswan, the younger brother of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, passed away at RML Hospital here on Sunday.

LJP MP Chirag Paswan, son of Ram Vilas Paswan, tweeted, “With great sadness, I inform you that my uncle Ram Chandra Paswan is no longer with us. He took his last breath at around 1:24 pm at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi.”

Ram Chandra Paswan, 57, had suffered a massive heart attack on Thursday and was admitted to the hospital.

Condoling the death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter, “Shri Ram Chandra Paswan Ji worked tirelessly for the poor and downtrodden. At every forum, he spoke unequivocally for the rights of farmers and youngsters. His social service efforts were noteworthy. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti.”

आप सभी को बड़े दुःख के साथ सूचित करना पड़ रहा की मेरे चाचा जी आदरणीय श्री रामचंद्र पासवान जी अब नहीं रहे।आज 1:24pm पर राम मनोहर लोहिया अस्पताल नई दिल्ली में उन्होंने आख़िरी साँस ली। pic.twitter.com/doZizAHPlg — Chirag Paswan (@ichiragpaswan) July 21, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also mourned the LJP MP’s “untimely demise” and announced that the last rites will be performed with state honours.

Shri Ram Chandra Paswan Ji worked tirelessly for the poor and downtrodden. At every forum he spoke unequivocally for the rights of farmers and youngsters. His social service efforts were noteworthy. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 21, 2019

Delhi: Union Home Minister & BJP leader Amit Shah pays tribute to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Member of Parliament, Ram Chandra Paswan who passed away today. Ram Chandra Paswan is brother of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. pic.twitter.com/PYwrBdDolx — ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2019

“Ram Chandra Paswan was a good leader and well known social reformer. He was simple, sociable and very popular in his constituency. His demise is an irreplaceable loss for both society and politics. His last rites will be performed with state honour,” Kumar said in the statement. (ANI)