Two time Mayor of Nagpur and popular leader of the city Sardar Atal Bahadur Singh, passed away on Friday afternoon. He was suffering from health problems for the last few years.
Singh, who was closely associated with various sports organisations, academic institutions including RTM Nagpur University, was popular among people for his friendly nature. He was President of Nagpur Football Association for a long period.
Singh was member of Executive Council (now Management Council), Senate and other bodies of Nagpur University for a long time.
During his tenure as Mayor, he was instrumental in organising several programmes. He had also contested Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur once.