NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APR 28
Veteran BJP leader Dattaji Chirandas, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19, died at the civic-run SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad city in the early hours of Wednesday, family sources said.
ગુજરાત ભાજપના વરિષ્ઠ આગેવાન શ્રી દતાજી ચિરંદાસજી ના અવસાનના સમાચાર અત્યંત આઘાતજનક છે. ગુજરાતમાં ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટીના વિકાસમાં એમનું યોગદાન સદાય સ્મરણીય રહેશે. પરમ કૃપાળુ પરમાત્મા એમના આત્માને ચિર શાંતિ બક્ષે એ જ પ્રાર્થના…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 28, 2021
Dattaji, 80, died within two days of developing symptoms of the infection, the deceased leader’s son Sunil said.
ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટીના પૂર્વ પ્રદેશ મહામંત્રી અને ભાજપાના વરિષ્ઠ આગેવાન શ્રી દત્તાજી ચિરંદાસજીના દુઃખદ અવસાનથી શોકમગ્ન છું. ગુજરાત ભાજપાને એમની ખોટ હંમેશા રહેશે.
પરમ કૃપાળુ પરમાત્મા એમના દિવ્ય આત્માને સદ્ગતિ અર્પે અને પરિવારને આ દુ:ખ સહન કરવાની શક્તિ બક્ષે એ જ પ્રાર્થના.
ૐ શાંતિ
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) April 28, 2021
Condoling the veteran leader’s death, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, “I am pained by the demise of Gujarat BJP’s veteran leader, guide and the state unit’s former general secretary Dattaji Chirandasji. His political and social contribution will continue to inspire all of us.”
Dattaji was not active in the party or politics for many years.
In the Suresh Mehta government in 1995-96, he served as a chairman of the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation.
“He had a fever and a cough on Monday, following which we got him tested for coronavirus. He was at home, as the results were pending and his condition was also stable. But we rushed him to SVP Hospital on Tuesday night after his health deteriorated,” Sunil said.
The test report indicating that Dattaji had contracted the infection, came on Wednesday morning, hours after his death, he said.
Ahmedabad Tamil Sangam treasurer Raja in his condolence message said that Dattaji had done a lot for Tamils and Tamil development in Gujarat, especially Ahmedabad. It was a great loss for Tamils.
