{"id":26215,"date":"2021-09-13T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=26215"},"modified":"2021-09-13T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:05:09","slug":"senior-congress-leader-oscar-fernandes-passes-away-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=26215","title":{"rendered":"Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes passes away at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MANGALURU: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes passed away on Monday at the age of 80, informed the Congress party.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was admitted to a private hospital in Karnataka&#8217;s Mangaluru. &#8220;We are deeply saddened by the demise of Shri Oscar Fernandes ji, our heartfelt condolences to his family. A Congress stalwart, his vision for an inclusive India had a huge influence on the politics of our times. 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