A vehicle hit Mr.Vinayk Mete’s car near the Madap tunnel, resulting in injuries to all the occupants of the car, an official was quoted saying by the news agency PTI.
Mumbai: Maratha community leader and chief of Shiv Sangam, Vinayak Mete died in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune expressway in the Raigad district of Maharashtra this morning. Visuals from the accident spot showed his car in a severely damaged condition.
A vehicle hit Mr.Vinayk Mete’s car near the Madap tunnel, resulting in injuries to all the occupants of the car, an official was quoted saying by the news agency PTI.
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The chief of Shiv Sangram, an ally of the BJP, was taken to a private hospital in Navi Mumbai following the accident where he succumbed to his injuries and died.
A policeman deployed for his security was severely injured in the crash. The injured cop, Ram Doble, is undergoing treatment.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reached the MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai on being informed about the incident.
“He was genuinely following up the issue of Maratha reservation. It is a huge loss for us and the Maratha community,” said Chandrakant Patil, minister of state.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said, “His focus was more on social issues than political ones. He was more of a social activist than a political leader,” the NCP chief told a TV channel. “It is a huge shock for us. He was earlier also part of the NCP. He pursued the demand of reservation, for Marathas in education and government jobs.”
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