Former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh dies at the age of 87

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh died in the wee hours of Thursday after a prolonged illness.

The 87-year-old, six-time chief minister of Himachal was earlier suffering from coronavirus and was admitted to a hospital on April 13.

After he had recovered and was discharged from the hospital, his health deteriorated and he was admitted again a few days ago.

Singh was on ventilator for the last two days, PTI reported quoting sources.