Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and state higher and technical education and urban development minister Sudivya Kumar died to cardiac arrest early Sunday , following which the Jharkhand government declared two-day state mourning in honour of the Giridih MLA, considered the party’s ‘think tank’ and a close advisor to chief minister Hemant Soren.
Earlier reporting noted: ‘Irreparable loss’: JMM mourns minister Sudivya Kumar’s death JMM senior leader and state Higher and Technical Education and Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar has died, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha said on Sunday. Kumar, serving his second consecutive term as legislator from Giridih, was later cremated with full state honours in his hometown, attended by the chief minister, cabinet colleagues and a host of elected representatives cutting across party lines. Chief minister Hemant Soren along with governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar expressed condolences. Both went to Giridih to pay floral tributes to Kumar, who had risen through the party ranks over the past three decades.
“The state government has decided to observe two days of state mourning on September 6 and September 7, following the death of Minister Sudivya Kumar this morning. He was 56.
From the days of the Jharkhand movement, he stood with full devotion and strength alongside the late Baba Dishom Guruji (JMM founder Shibu Soren), the chief minister said. As a dedicated soldier of the JMM, he devoted his entire life to fighting for Jharkhand’s identity, rights, and pride, Soren said, adding his dedication to ‘Jharkhandiyat’ and his indomitable spirit will always be remembered. The JMM expressed grief over the minister’s death, describing his demise as an “irreparable loss” to the party, the government and Jharkhand. “The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha family is stunned and heart-broken by the untimely demise of Sudivya Kumar, a dedicated comrade of JMM and a Minister in the Jharkhand government,” the party said in a statement. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings in Jharkhand where it is regularly flown,” the statement said. Earlier reporting noted: Kumar died of cardiac arrest, a JMM leader said. Earlier reporting noted: The JMM expressed shock and grief over the minister’s death, describing his demise as an “irreparable loss” to the party, the government and Jharkhand.
