Akali Dal Chief And Former Union Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Dies At 89

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Dhindsa breathed his final on the Fortis Hospital in Mohali, the place he had reportedly been present process remedy for a lung situation
Sukhdev Dhindsa was the Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur from the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was the union minister of sports activities, chemical substances, and fertilisers within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities. File pic/Fb
Veteran Akali chief and former union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa died on Wednesday night following extended well being points at a non-public hospital in Punjab’s Mohali district. He was 89.
Dhindsa breathed his final on the Fortis Hospital in Mohali, the place he had reportedly been present process remedy for a lung situation and was out and in of medical care in latest months.
Dhindsa was born on April 9, 1936. He was the president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt), a celebration shaped via the merger of Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) and Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali), led by Dhindsa and Ranjit Singh Brahmpura.
My profound and heartfelt condolences over the unhappy demise of Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Sahab. Now we have misplaced an awesome son of the soil who served Punjab for over six many years.He served because the Union Minister in addition to contributing immensely and positively to the state and nationwide… pic.twitter.com/otLvpwoLcf— Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (@RajaBrar_INC) Might 28, 2025
Sukhdev Dhindsa was the Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur from the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was the union minister of sports activities, chemical substances, and fertilisers within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004.
In March final yr, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa merged his faction, SAD (Sanyukt), with the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal.
His son, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, was a finance minister within the erstwhile Akali authorities.
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