Rajeev Satav, 46, died due to multi-organ dysfunction at a Pune hospital this morning. (File photo)
New Delhi:
Senior Congress leader and MP Rajeev Satav died at a private hospital in Pune this morning, days after recovering from coronavirus infection. It s a big loss for us all, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, addressing Mr Satav as my friend who embodied the ideals of the Congress. Rajeev Satav became RT-PCR swab negative on May 9, 2021. However, after a prolonged illness he succumbed to secondary pneumonia with multi-organ dysfunction on May 16 at 4:58 am, Jehangir hospital, where the Congress leader was admitted, said in a statement.
The 46-year-old Congress leader was in critical condition after he was diagnosed with a new viral infection, according to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope.