Uttar Pradesh

• 23 Aug 2021

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh passes away

Why in News

• On August 21, 2021, Kalyan Singh, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and former Governor of Rajasthan, passed away at the age of 89.

Key Points

• He died due to sepsis and multi organ failure. He breathed his last at SGPGI Hospital in Lucknow.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared three-day state mourning in Uttar Pradesh in honor of Kalyan Singh, while August 23 has been declared a public holiday.
• Significantly, Kalyan Singh was the Chief Minister of India's most populous state 'Uttar Pradesh' twice (from June 1991 to December 1992 and from September 1997 to November 1999).
• His first term is remembered for the demolition of the long-controversial Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 26, 1992.
• Kalyan Singh also served as the Governor of Rajasthan between 2014-2019.