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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Founder Shibu Soren Dies at 81; Education Minister Ramdas Soren Remains Critical

The state has declared three days of official mourning to honor the tribal rights movement’s patriarch whose passing challenges the party’s new generation of leaders

The 81-year-old tribal leader died at a private hospital in Delhi, marking the end of a political era.
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Overview

  • Shibu Soren passed away at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital at 8:56 a.m. on August 4 after over a month on life support for kidney and stroke-related complications.
  • The government declared three days of state mourning and adjourned the Jharkhand Assembly indefinitely as a mark of respect.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and other national figures paid tribute to Soren’s decades-long advocacy for tribal empowerment.
  • Hemant Soren, who took over JMM leadership in April and currently serves as the state’s chief minister, now faces steering the party without its founding patron.
  • Education Minister Ramdas Soren remains in critical condition on life support at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in Delhi following a brain clot from an early-August fall.