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He was 63.Mr Kamat complained of breathlessness and was rushed to the hospital by his driver but he died on the way
His family in Mumbai rushed to Delhi.Congress leader Sonia Gandhi visited the hospital and paid her last respects to the leader
Her son and party chief Rahul Gandhi condoled the leader's death, calling it a "massive blow to the Congress family." Mr Gandhi is not in
the country and he tweeted his condolences from Germany.Many Congress leaders tweeted their condolences on the leader's death
Ashok Gehlot tweeted:Other Congress leaders also condoled Gurudas Kamat's death
Maharashtra Youth Congress Founder Satyajeet Tambe Patil called his death "a personal loss" as well as the Congress's loss
IPL Chairman and former minister Rajeev Shukla also condoled the leader's death.Former President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted his condolences
"Shocked and pained at the sudden and untimely demise of Shri Gurudas Kamat
A colleague in the government and the party for many years, his passing away at such young age is tragic," he tweeted.Home minister Rajnath
Singh also expressed his anguish:Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala also tweeted on the leader's death and extended condolences to
his family and friends:In 2017, Gurudas Kamat had resigned from all positions that he held at the Congress however he was highly regarded by
everyone at the party.Gurudas Kamat served as the former Mumbai Congress President
An advocate by profession, Gurudas Kamat was a Member of the Parliament for the Mumbai North West constituency of Maharashtra in 2009 and
Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in 1984, 1991, 1998 and 2004.Gurudas Kamat served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs
with additional charge of Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India during 2009 to 2011
In July 2011, he resigned as minister
In 2013, he was appointed General Secretary All India Congress Committee and was also appointed as a member of the Congress Working
