Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, Aug 14: Shiv Sangram chief Vinayak Mete passes away after his car crashed on the Mumbai Pune Expressway on Sunday morning. His SUV met with an accident in the Mandap Tunnel near Panvel and the Maharashtra ex-MLA received grave injuries. He was admitted to the MGM Hospital in Panvel, where he succumbed to his injuries this morning.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy, Devendra Fadnavis, have reached the MGM Hospital in Panvel.
Maharashtra Shiv Sangram leader & former state minister Vinayak Mete injured in a car accident in Raigad early morning today passes away
CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis reach MGM Hospital in Panvel pic.twitter.com/jF3POCYrDD
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2022
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari expressed his condolence.
“The news of the accidental death of Shiv Sangram Organization President Vinayak Mete is very shocking. His social work, as well as contribution to the development of the marginalized sections of the society, is great,” he said.
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar also expressed grief.
“His focus was more on social issues than political ones. He was more of a social activist than a political leader,” the NCP chief told a TV channel. “It is a huge shock for us. He was earlier also part of the NCP. He pursued the demand of reservation for Marathas in education and government jobs,” said Pawar.
शिवसंग्राम पक्षाचे अध्यक्ष विनायकराव मेटे यांचे अपघाती निधन धक्कादायक आहे. महाराष्ट्राच्या सार्वजनिक जीवनामध्ये एका सामान्य शेतकरी कुटुंबात जन्मलेला व अत्यंत कष्टाने आपले स्वतंत्र व्यक्तिमत्व आणि नेतृत्व विकसित केलेला नेता असा विनायकरावांचा परिचय महाराष्ट्राला होता. pic.twitter.com/oyjjSVyWPt
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 14, 2022
Born on June 30, 1970, Vinayakrao Mete was elected unopposed to the Maharashtra Legislative Council via BJP quota in June 2016. He was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party until 2014.
