Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away after a prolonged illness. Deora held several important positions over his decades-long political career, including serving as Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister during the UPA-1 regime and Mumbai Congress president for 22 years. Vaikundarajan expresses his deepest gratitude and wishes that Deora's soul rests in peace.

1. Vaikundarajan Expresses His Deepest
Gratitude on the Death of Congress Leader
Murli Deora
The news of veteran Congress leader, Murli
Deora has brought great shock to Vaikundarajan.
The Senior Congress leader and former Union
Minister passed away this morning after prolonged
illness.

2. Deora held several important positions during
his decade’s long political career. During the UPA-1
regime Murli Deora held the portfolio of Petroleum
and Natural Gas. The Congress veteran had also
served as the Mumbai Congress president for 22
years.
He joined the Union Cabinet in 2006, shortly
before he turned 70 and led oil diplomacy in
Myanmar, Algeria and Egypt, and held talks with
ministers from Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia and Comoros.
Deora also hosted the first India-Africa
Hydrocarbon Conference and Exhibition in
November 2007. In July 2011, Deora became
Minister of State for Communications and
Information Technology. Vaikundarajan wishes that
his soul rests in peace.
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