R. R. Patil
R. R. Patil 'Aaba' | ||
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Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | ||
In office 01 November 2004 – 04 December 2008 | ||
Minister | ||
Governor | ||
Cabinet | Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh | |
Guardian Minister | ||
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Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | ||
In office 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014 | ||
Minister | ||
Governor |
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Cabinet | Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan | |
Deputy CM | Ajit Pawar | |
Guardian Minister | ||
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Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil | ||
Succeeded by | Chhagan Bhujbal | |
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | ||
In office 07 November 2009 – 11 November 2010 | ||
Minister | ||
Governor | ||
Cabinet | Chief Minister Ashok Chavan | |
Deputy CM | Chhagan Bhujbal | |
Guardian Minister | ||
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Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | ||
In office 08 December 2008 – 06 November 2009 | ||
Minister | ||
Governor | ||
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan | | |
Deputy CM | Chhagan Bhujbal | |
Guardian Minister | ||
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Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | ||
In office 27 January 2003 – 19 October 2004 | ||
Minister | ||
Governor | ||
Cabinet | Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde | |
Deputy CM | ||
Guardian Minister | ||
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Succeeded by | Himself DCM | |
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | ||
In office 18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003 | ||
Minister | ||
Governor | ||
Cabinet | Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh | |
Deputy CM | Chhagan Bhujbal | |
Guardian Minister | ||
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Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | ||
In office 1990 – 16 February 2015 | ||
Governor |
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Speaker of the House |
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Preceded by | Kalyanrao Jayvantrao Patil | |
Succeeded by | Suman Patil | |
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Constituency | Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | |
Personal details | ||
Born | 16 August 1956 Tasgaon, Bombay State, India | |
Died | 16 February 2015 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 58)|
Citizenship | Indian | |
Political party | Nationalist Congress Party Indian National Congress | |
Spouse | Suman Patil | |
Children | 3 | |
Education | B.A, L.L.B . | |
Occupation | Politician | |
Raosaheb Ramrao Patil, better known as R. R. Patil (16 August 1957 – 16 February 2015), was an Indian politician from the state of
Early life
R. R. Patil, popularly known as "Aaba", (
Career
Patil was a member of Sangli Zillah Parishad from 1979 to 1990 from Savlaj constituency, then was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1990, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 representing Tasgaon, in Sangli district. He became the Chief Whip of the Congress Party in the assembly as well as the chairman of the public accounts committee of the assembly in 1996–97 and 1998–99.
After
He was the most respected politician in Maharashtra, also christened as 'Mr Clean'[1][2] in political circles due to his clean image in the erstwhile tainted political party and also due to cleanliness awareness initiatives like "Gadage Baba Swachata Abhiyan" & "Tantamukt Gaon".
Controversy
His comments in the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks have drawn severe criticism for downplaying the gravity of the situation. He was quoted as saying, "They (the terrorists) came to kill 5,000 people but we ensured minimal damage".[This quote needs a citation] Sources close to him[who?] have argued that his comments are being taken out of context and that he did not intend to downplay the grievous attack.
He resigned on 1 December 2008 after further remarks on the attacks. When asked at a press conference whether the terror strike was an intelligence failure Patil said, "It is not like that. In big cities like this, incidents like this do happen. It's [sic] is not a total failure." Patil's words drew flak from many quarters. Mumbai residents who saw him say this on television or were told about it by reporters pointed out the irony of politicians making such statements after being provided high security.[3][4][5][6]
Death
Patil died at
References
- ^ "R R Patil: 'Mr Clean'". Rediff.com. 12 November 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "In R R Patil, Maharashtra loses a politician with solid rural roots". The Economic Times. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Deshmukh quits, no decision on successor yet". Merinews. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "RR Patil has a language problem, calls attack small". News18 India. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Damini Berry (2 December 2008). "Minister paid dearly for the 'small incident' remark". Merinews. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "A year after 26/11,R R Patil is back as Home Minister". The Indian Express. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Senior NCP leader R R Patil is no more". Yahoo India. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Maharashtra's former home minister and NCP leader RR Patil dies in Mumbai". IBN Live. News18 India. CNN. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "RR Patil's last rites to be performed in his village Anjani at 1pm today". ABP News. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Tearful farewell to R.R. Patil". Deccan Herald. Sangli, Maharashtra. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links
- Aaba Patil's Blog
- "R R Patil to be new Maharashtra Dy CM" - rediff.com article dated 29 October 2004
- "R R Patil elected new deputy CM of Maharashtra" - HindustanTimes.com article dated 29 October 2004
- Profile of R R Patil - HindustanTimes.com dated 29 October 2004
- "R R Patil to be Maharashtra Dy CM" - Mid-Day article dated 29 October 2004
- "R R Patil to become Maha DyCM" - Times of Indiaarticle dated 29 October 2004isters of Indian states