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This is an archive article published on November 20, 2007

Shiv Sena leader Pramod Navalkar passes away

Senior Shiv Sena leader and former minister Pramod Navalkar passed away following a heart attack, party sources said.

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Senior Shiv Sena leader and former minister Pramod Navalkar passed away on Tuesday following a heart attack, party sources said.

Navalkar, 75, was a veteran journalist and columnist and had written nearly 50 books. He was a minister in the Sena-BJP government in 1995-99.

Navalkar was resting at his house when he complained of chest pain which proved to be a heart attack.

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He is survived by his wife and a daughter. The funeral will take place tomorrow, party sources said.

Navalkar was a high profile minister for cultural affairs in the Sena-BJP government who was regarded as a prominent cultural cop.

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