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Jan 29, 2019 · Former Union Minister George Fernandes passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. The former defence minister was bedridden for the past few years. As the news of Fernandes’ demise spread, tributes and condolences poured in from all quarters for the Janata Dal leader.
- Early Years
- From Socialist to BJP Ally
- Later Years
Born in Mangaluru in Karnataka in June 1930, Fernandes was sent to Mumbai in 1946 to train to be a Catholic priest. But he founded trade unions, finding his mettle in organising the disadvantaged, instead. His influences include Placid De’Mello — the trade union leader known as the “King of the Dockyards” — and Ram Manohar Lohia. His big moment cam...
Fernandes was made the Industry Minister in the Moraji Desai-led Janata Party government, but was famously known for banning Coca Cola in India. After the short run of the Janata government, he managed to retain his Muzzafapur seat in 1980 and remained important in the various avatars of the Janata Party through the 1980s in the opposition. In 1989...
Fernandes’ years as Defence Minister saw him visit the highest battlefield in the world, Siachen, a record 18 times, sometimes carrying Christmas cakes, sometimes just to be among the soldiers. But it also saw him embroiled in the coffin scam and the Tehelkaexpose. After the fall of the Vajpayee government in 2004, Fernandes found himself on the ma...
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Jan 29, 2019 · Veteran socialist politician George Fernandes, who served as India's defence minister during the Kargil conflict with Pakistan, has died, aged 88.
Jan 29, 2019 · George Fernandes, former Defence Minister and anti-Emergency activist, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88 after battling prolonged illness.
Jan 29, 2019 · Former defence minister George Fernandes passed away on Tuesday morning. He breathed his last at 6 am in New Delhi. He was 88 years old and he had been unwell and bedridden over the past few...
Jan 29, 2019 · George Fernandes, former Union minister and nine-time Lok Sabha MP, passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. He had been bedridden for the past few years.
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Jan 29, 2019 · Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 88. Fernandes served as the Defence Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Cabinet.
