Ubayidullah was a four-time MLA from Thanjavur for DMK, winning the seat in the 1989, 1996, 2001 and the 2006 assembly elections. He had served as the Minister for Commercial Taxes in the M. Karunanidhi-led Cabinet. SNM Ubayidullah Dies: Senior DMK Leader and Former Tamil Nadu Minister Passes Away at 83.
Yadav, who served as a minister in governments led by VP Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was among the founding members of the Janata Dal (United) in 2003.
Sharad Yadav Dies: RJD chief Lalu Yadav posted a message from his hospital bed in Singapore where he is recuperating from a kidney transplant surgery and said,
Sharad Yadav Dies: The veteran socialist leader breathed his last on Thursday at a private hospital in Gurugram where he was rushed after he collapsed at his Chhatarpur residence in Delhi. Sharad Yadav was suffering from kidney-related issues for a long time and regularly underwent dialysis.