Nitish Kumar condoles untimely demise of Ananth Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of Union minister Ananth Kumar. Kumar, 59, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru in the early hours of Monday after battling lung cancer for several months.

"Union minister Ananth Kumar's death is a saddening incident. His death has caused an irreparable loss to the politics. Kumar was an energetic, hardworking and a noted social worker. He had significant contributions to Karnataka's politics," Kumar said in a statement.

The CM prayed to Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family relatives, followers and fans to bear the loss, the statement said.

(With inputs from agencies.)