A Tribute To Chaudhary Ajit Singh Chaudhary Ajit Singh's relatively short political inning of 35 years was a testament to the many talents he had, many of which were, unfortunately, overshadowed by the towering legacy of his father Puneet Nicholas Yadav 06 May 2021, Last Updated at 8:07 pm PTI outlookindia.com 2021-05-06T20:07:14+05:30 Also read Agriculture, aviation and computer technology are sectors as similar as chalk, cheese and charcoal but Chaudhary Ajit Singh was equally at ease discussing nuances of each of these diverse fields, at times even within the same conversation. The 82-year-old former Union minister who succumbed to Covid-related complications at a Gurgaon hospital, on May 6, was often described simply as the son of India’s fifth Prime Minister, the late Chaudhary Charan Singh. Singh never complained about this description and the added insinuation that came with it of him being just another dynast in the country’s political landscape. Yet, his relatively short political inning of 35 years was a testament to the many talents he had, political, social, and personal, many of which were, unfortunately, overshadowed by the towering legacy of his father and to some extent his own inability or unwillingness to step out this shadow.