Former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren passes away at 81

Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shibu Soren passed away on Monday. His son and the current chief minister of the state, Hemant Soren, confirmed the news.

Shibu Soren was a prominent tribal leader and the founder of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

He served as the CM of Jharkhand in 2005 for just 10 days. He was re-elected in 2008 and stayed in power till 2010.

Soren was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the last week of June. He was suffering from kidney-related issues. “Respected Dishom Guruji has left us all. Today, I feel completely empty,” Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said in a post on X.

The 81-year-old JMM Supremo was on a ventilator support and was receiving treatment for over a month. He has been away from active politics for years after suffering from health-related issues.

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Soren led the JMM for nearly four decades after taking over its reins in 1987. He was also at the forefront of the movement that demanded a separate Jharkhand state.

While he served as the CM of Jharkhand three times, he was never able to complete a full five-year term.