VHP leader Ashok Singhal passes away at hospital in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal died here on Tuesday, doctors said. Singhal breathed his last at 2.20 p.m. at Medanta-The Medicity hospital, doctor Yatin Mehta told IANS.

Singhal was undergoing treatment in a Gurgaon hospital after he was admitted there in early hours of Saturday with complaints of acute breathlessness. He had been on a life support system.89-year-old Singhal was admitted on 14 November to Medanta with complaints of acute breathlessness and was diagnosed with right lower Lobe Pneumonia. He had been on a ventilator from the evening of 14 November 14.A number of BJP and VHP leaders had visited the ailing leader in the hospital.Agencies