Overview
- Officials confirmed Vedanti died on Monday in Rewa during treatment after a heart attack, with his age reported as 67.
- The hospital superintendent said he was admitted with severe septicemia, his blood pressure crashed, his kidneys failed, and he was placed on a ventilator.
- An air ambulance arranged to transfer him to AIIMS Bhopal could not operate due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
- His body is being taken to Ayodhya, with a funeral procession from Hindu Dham on Tuesday and cremation on the Saryu riverbank scheduled for 8 am.
- Vedanti served as executive president of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust and was twice elected to the Lok Sabha, with leaders including UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offering condolences.