Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto passed away in Chennai on Thursday. Expressing condolences, Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the tragic development. He said that the state has lost one of its popular leaders. Significantly, Mahato was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai.
“Irreparable loss! Our Tiger Jagarnath da is no more! Today Jharkhand has lost one of its great agitators, combative, hardworking and popular leader. Respected Jagarnath Mahato ji passed away during treatment in Chennai. May the departed soul rest in peace.” Do it and give peace.” Give strength to the bereaved family to bear this difficult time,” CM Soren wrote on Twitter.