Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal grieves demise of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday expressed his grief on the death of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and prayed for strength to his family and admirers to bear the loss.

Mulayam, 82, former Chief Minister of UP died on Monday at Medanta hospital in Gurugram, where he was undergoing treatment.

"Received the sad news of demise of former Chief Minister of UP and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav. May almighty rest his soul at his feet and give strength to his family and admirers to bear the loss," Kejriwal said in a tweet.

उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और समाजवादी नेता श्री मुलायम सिंह यादव जी के निधन का दुखद समाचार मिला। ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को à¤à¤ªà¤¨à¥‡ श्री चरणों में स्थान दें एवं उनके सभी प्रशंसकों और परिजनों को ये à¤à¤ªà¤¾à¤° दुख सहने की शक्ति दें।

ॐ शांति https://t.co/EJUydFyliJ

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 10, 2022

Yadav was admitted to the hospital since August and was shifted in ICU on October 2 and had been on lifesaving drugs since.

"Mere adarniya pitaji aur sabke netaji nahi rahe - Akhilesh Yadav," the SP tweeted from its Twitter handle.