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RK Dhawan's death leaves a deep void in Congress family: Rahul Gandhi

| @indiablooms | Aug 07, 2018, at 09:01 am

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said death of ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's close aide and senior Congress leader RK Dhawan left a 'deep void' in the party.

Condoling the death of the leader, Gandhi tweeted: "The passing away of Shri #RKDhawan ji, who I have known since childhood, leaves a deep void in the Congress family of which he was an important, senior member - loved, respected and admired by all. My condolences go out to his friends and his family in their time of grief."

RK Dhawan passed away on Monday.

He was 81.

Dhawan was admitted at the BL Kapur hospital and breathed his last around 7pm.

The veteran Congress leader was admitted to hospital last Tuesday due to age related ailments.

Dhawan was Indira Gandhi’s personal secretary from 1962 to 1984.

During the Emergency, Dhawan was among Indira Gandhi's inner circle of leaders.

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