Senior Congress leader Anant Gharad passed away. He was 77 years old. He had been ill for the past several days.
After becoming a civil engineer, he tried to work in a government job for some time. While studying at Dhanwate National College, he worked in the student organization Chhatra Jagruti and was elected as the president of the college.
Gharad had close relations with former Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan and his family.