Samajwadi Party leader Uma Shankar Chaudhary dies, suffered heart attack during meeting with Akhilesh Yadav

In a tragic incident, Senior Samajwadi Party leader Uma Shankar Chaudhary on Saturday died after suffering from heart attack during a meeting of the party chaired by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. He was 60 years old.

Chaudhary had come from Unnao to participate in the meeting to discuss organisational matters.

A diabetic, he suddenly felt uneasy and died while being taken to hospital, party spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said.

After condoling his death at the meeting, Akhilesh went to the hospital to offer floral tributes.