Overview
- Purohit died in the early hours of January 18 at a Mumbai hospital after being admitted on January 15 for deteriorating health, with some reports citing about 3:00 am as the time of death.
- His mortal remains were kept for public homage at the Rajhans Building on Marine Drive, with final rites scheduled in Mumbai later Sunday, reported at either Sonapur Lane crematorium or Muktidham, Chandanwadi.
- He built a decades-long career as a five-term MLA from Mumbadevi and Colaba, served as Mumbai BJP president, was Housing Minister, and acted as the BJP’s chief whip in the state assembly from 2014 to 2019.
- He was widely credited for advocacy on redevelopment and for championing the concerns of tenants and pagdi tenants central to Mumbai’s housing politics.
- His passing came days after his son Akash won a BMC ward seat, as leaders across parties—including Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari, Vinod Tawde, Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Sanjay Nirupam, and Shaina NC—offered condolences.