Tarun Gogoi was admired and respected for his extraordinary wisdom, vision, ability: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday described former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi as one of the tallest leaders of the party who was admired and respected for his extraordinary wisdom, vision and ability as she condoled the demise of the veteran leader. Gogoi died in Guwahati on Monday while undergoing treatment for post-COVID-19 complications. He was 84.
Tarun Gogoi was the chief minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016, a six-time parliamentarian and Union minister twice.