Suresh Angadi
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Born | Suresh Channabasappa Angadi 1 June 1955 Kanvi Karvinakoppa, Bombay State, India |
Died | 23 September 2020 New Delhi, India | (aged 65)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Mangala Suresh Angadi |
Children | 2 (daughters) |
Alma mater | Educated at S.S.S. Samiti College of Commerce, Belgaum, Karnataka R.L. Law College, Belgaum, Karnataka |
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Suresh Channabasappa Angadi (1 June 1955 – 23 September 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of State for Railways of India from 30 May 2019 to 23 September 2020. He was Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from 2004 to September 2020. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Karnataka.
He was elected to the
Early life
Suresh Angadi was born on 1 June 1955 to Somavva and Chanabasappa in an agricultural family in Kanvi Karvinakoppa near Belgaum).[1][2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce from the S.S.S. Samithi College of Commerce in Belgaum. He also then obtained his law degree from Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belgaum.[2]
Political career
Angadi began his political career in 1996 with the
In May 2019, Angadi became
Some of the other projects advanced by Angadi as the Minister of State for Railways included the country's first private and the longest
In his 16-month tenure as the Minister of State for Railways he was credited for introducing over 50 train services just in the South Western division alone.[8] At the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in India, he introduced special trains across states in India, including 31 pairs of special Rajdhani express trains and 254 pairs of special mail and express trains, aimed at enabling travel of migrant labour.[9]
He also headed the Suresh Angadi Education Foundation, which runs educational institutions across Karnataka.[2]
Death
Angadi tested positive for COVID-19 on 11 September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and was initially asymptomatic. He was later hospitalised at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi and died on 23 September 2020, at the age of 65, making him the first Indian Union minister to die of COVID-19.[10][11][12] Given the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions his body was not allowed to be transported to Belgaum and Angadi was buried as per the COVID-19 protocol in the Lingayat-Veerashaiva burial ground at Sector 24, Dwarka in Delhi.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Suresh Angadi: A giant killer who never lost an election". Hindustan Times. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Union Minister Suresh Angadi an unbeatable MP from Belagavi for four terms". Deccan Herald. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- Live Mint, 31 May 2019
- ^ "BIAL, Railways in pact for Kempegowda international airport halt station". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Balasubramanyam, K. R. "Maharashtra firm to run first privately-operated RO-RO freight train between Bengaluru & Solapur". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "47.18 lakh appear for direct railway recruitment exams". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Turn 150 railway stations 'green' by 2020: MoS Railways Suresh Angadi to officials". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka: 50 train services introduced in SWR during Suresh Angadi's 16-month tenure". The Times of India. 24 September 2020.
- ^ Balasubramanyam, K. R. "Labourers, small bizmen returning to big cities: Suresh Angadi, MoS Railways". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Milan; Saha, Poulomi (23 September 2020). "MoS Railways Suresh Angadi dies of coronavirus, PM Modi remembers exceptional karyakarta". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Union Minister Suresh Angadi Dies Of Covid. PM, President Express Grief". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Milan; Saha, Poulomi (23 September 2020). "Suresh Angadi death: MoS railways Suresh Angadi passes away due to coronavirus". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Union Minister Suresh Angadi laid to rest in Delhi". Deccan Herald. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.