BJP’s towering South Indian leader Anant Kumar in no more. Dies in Bengaluru hospital at 59.

The union minister Anant Kumar is no more. He breathed his last in a Bengaluru hispital after suffering from prolonged cancer at an age of merely 59 years. The prime minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the untimely passing away of union minister Anant Kumar in his tweet.

He tweeted: Extremely saddened at the passing away of my valued colleague and friend Anant Kumarji. He was a remarkable leader who entered public life at a young age and went on to serve the society with utmost dilligence and compassion. He will always be remembered for his good work.

A youngest cabinet minister in late prime minister Vajpayee’s government , an MP from Karnataka Ananth Kumar was an energetic and affable politician loved and adored by one and all in the party circles and Karnataka, who represented the union cabinet for three times.

A holder of law degree from Mysore university after completing his graduation from Hubli in Karnataka late Anant Kumar was born on 22nd July 1959. He was also the general secretary of BJP in 1998 onwards and was immensely instrumental in establishing the BJP’s stronghold in Karnataka and other southern states of the country.

He progressed in national politics very fast in view of his great political acumen, intelligence and good organisational skills. Starting his chequered political career as a committed worker of ABVP Anant Kumar was also arrested during the emergency for opposing it and became the BJP’s national secretary at the age of merely 36 years which was no less a than a great achievement.

At the age of 37 he was elected as the MP from South Bengalore which unambiguously speaks of his immence popularity in Karnataka, Bangalore. The Bhartiya Janata Party has infact lost a leader of eminence especially from South India who was its greatest pillar in the Southern politics.