Suresh Kalmadi, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, passed away in Pune on Tuesday after a prolonged illness at the age of 81.
The former president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is survived by his wife, a son and daughter-in-law, two married daughters and sons-in-law, and grandchildren.
Kalmadi had served as Union Minister of State for Railways and was a prominent figure in Indian sports administration for over a decade. A seasoned politician from Pune, he represented the city multiple times in Parliament and held several key positions during his long political career.
Suresh Kalmadi was born on May 1, 1944, in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. His family traced its roots to Mangalore in Karnataka, where his parents resided before his birth, reflecting the Konkani heritage common among communities from the Konkan coast.
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