Former Uttarakhand Governor dies, state mourning declared

Former Uttarakhand Governor Sudarshan Agarwal passed away on Wednesday in a Delhi hospital after fighting with a prolonged illness. The state mourning will be taken place on Thursday in Uttarakhand.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Former Uttarakhand Governor Sudarshan Agarwal died at the age of 88, after fighting with a prolonged illness in a Delhi hospital on Wednesday.

The state mourning has been declared in the hill state on Thursday during which the tricolour will fly at half-mast. Besides this, all cultural functions have also been cancelled.

Agarwal had served as the second Governor of Uttarakhand between 2003 to 2007, during which he established the Him Jyoti school in the Sahastradhara area. He had also been the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha.

According to the Raj Bhavan statement, the State Governor Baby Rani Maurya condoled the demise of Agarwal and prayed for the peace of his soul.

Agarwal was an efficient administrator and a great social worker, she said.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat also expressed grief over the death of Agarwal.