Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar's Wife Passes Away At 86

Latur: Sushilatai Nilangekar, the wife of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and veteran Congressman, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away at the age of 86 due to a cardiac arrest on Sunday.

Sushilatai breathed her last at 8:30 PM while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Latur.

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Survived by sons- Congress state secretary Ashokrao Patil Nilangekar, Sharad Patil Nilangekar, and Maharashtra Education Society president Vijaykumar Patil, Sushilatai was the mother-in-law of former BJP MP Rupatai Patil Nilangekar and grandmother of ex-Maharashtra minister Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar and Arvind Patil Nilangekar.

In August 2020, the former CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar died due to old-age-related problems in Pune at the age of 90.  

The veteran Congress leader had tested positive for COVID-19 but had recovered and was discharged after testing negative. 

Nilangekar, a heavyweight from Latur in the Marathwada region, was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 1985 to March 1986.

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