Mangaluru: East central minister and Rajya Sabha members Oscar Fernandes died in a private Hospital In Mangaluru on Tuesday. He was 80 years old.
Fernandes had sustained injuries due to an accidental fall during regular exercise and was admitted to the Yenepoya Hospital in the city on July 19.
veteran Congress The leader had lost his balance while doing wall push-ups and hitting the wall. It was learned that he had a clot in his brain after going to the hospital, where he was undergoing dialysis. He told the doctor that he was having frequent headaches after the fall. Sources close to his family said that the medical examination revealed a clot formation in his brain.
Fernandes was the Union Minister for Transport, Roads and Highways and Labor and Employment in the UPA government. a respected politician, fernandes Shared closeness with top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Fernandes, who became a first-time minister in the UPA-II government, has held several important positions in the Manmohan Singh government and in the party as well. Being the General Secretary of AICC in the UPA government was also a big leap in his career.
Born on 27 March 1941 in Udupi district, Fernandes is one of 12 children born to his parents Rok Fernandes and Leonissa M Fernandes. Married to Blossom Fernandes, she has two children, a son and a daughter. She studied at MGM College in Cecilia Convent, Udupi and graduated in Arts.
Fernandes had sustained injuries due to an accidental fall during regular exercise and was admitted to the Yenepoya Hospital in the city on July 19.
veteran Congress The leader had lost his balance while doing wall push-ups and hitting the wall. It was learned that he had a clot in his brain after going to the hospital, where he was undergoing dialysis. He told the doctor that he was having frequent headaches after the fall. Sources close to his family said that the medical examination revealed a clot formation in his brain.
Fernandes was the Union Minister for Transport, Roads and Highways and Labor and Employment in the UPA government. a respected politician, fernandes Shared closeness with top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Fernandes, who became a first-time minister in the UPA-II government, has held several important positions in the Manmohan Singh government and in the party as well. Being the General Secretary of AICC in the UPA government was also a big leap in his career.
Born on 27 March 1941 in Udupi district, Fernandes is one of 12 children born to his parents Rok Fernandes and Leonissa M Fernandes. Married to Blossom Fernandes, she has two children, a son and a daughter. She studied at MGM College in Cecilia Convent, Udupi and graduated in Arts.
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