VILASRAO DESHMUKH NO MORE !

Vilasrao Deshmukh, Union Minister of Science and Technology, and Earth Sciences and father of Ritesh Deshmukh died on 14^th Aug.He was suffering from a serious liver and kidney ailment. He was 67. His funeral will take place in the Babhalgaon village in Latur. Deshmukh is survived by his wife Vaishali Deshmukh and three sons, Younger son is Riteish Deshukh. Born on May 26, 1945 at Babhalgaon in Latur district of Maharashtra, he was the tallest Maratha leader in the Congress party.

Vilasrao Deshmukh was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Shabha, India. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Government of India and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. He was a member of Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh was two-time Chief Minister of Maharashtra, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and originally belongs to Latur district in the Marathwada region of the state of Maharashtra.