Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Jharkhand Higher and Technical Education and Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu has died of heart attack, the party said on Sunday.
Sonu, the legislator from Giridih, also held charge of the Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs departments
It also remembered his contribution to the party and extended condolences to his family and colleagues.
Expressing grief over his death, the JMM said in a post on X: “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 Jharkhand government. The party said Sonu’s death had left its members shocked and grief-stricken, describing his loss as irreplaceable for both the government and the state. “His departure is an irreparable loss for the party, the government and Jharkhand,” the post added. Earlier reporting noted: Jharkhand higher education minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu dies of cardiac arrest Tragic Passing of Sudivya Kumar Sonu Tragic Passing of Sudivya Kumar Sonu Earlier reporting noted: Jharkhand Higher and Technical Education Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Giridih in the early hours of Sunday, people aware of the development said. Official announcement would be made soon,” a senior official said.
Earlier reporting noted: “He was taken to a private hospital in Giridih but could not survive.
