Date:07/10/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/10/07/stories/2007100760211200.htm

National

Babasaheb Bhosale dead

Mumbai: The former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Babasaheb Bhosale, passed away here on Saturday following a brief illness. He was 86.

Mr. Bhosale participated in the freedom struggle and ‘Satyagraha’ in 1939 while he was a student. Mr. Bhosale, was born on January 15, 1921, at Satara in Maharashtra. He was a Bar at Law. He was elected to the Maharashtra Assembly in 1980. President Pratibha Patil was a member of his Cabinet during his tenure as Chief Minister. — PTI