Fomer Union minister Purushottam Lal Kaushik passes away

Raipur : Former Union minister and socialist leader Purushottam Lal Kaushik today died due to age-related ailments at his home in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district.He was 87.

Kaushik breathed his last at his residence in Mahasamund town this afternoon due to age-related ailments, his family members said.He had served as tourism and civil aviation minister in the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai's cabinet during 1977- 1979.

He headed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry in the then Prime Minister Charan Singh's cabinet during July 1979-January 1980, an official statement said here.His last rites will be performed with state honours in Mahasamund.Born on September 24, 1930 in Mahasamund, Kaushik had obtained his LLB degree from the Nagpur University in 1954.