Veteran Communist leader Roza Deshpande passes away
Saturday - September 19, 2020 5:08 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Veteran Communist leader, women's rights activist and ex-MP Roza Deshpande passed away here due to old age related ailments, according to a family source.She was 91 and is survived by a son and a daughter. Her husband, the fiery Communist leader Bani Deshpande, had passed away in 2015.Ailing since sometime, Deshpande had been admitted to a Dadar hospital for age-related and breathing problems in April before she was discharged.Daughter of the founder of the Communist movement in the country, the legendary Shripad Amrut Dange, Deshpande breathed her last around 1 pm on Saturday.
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