Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at 82

Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the most prominent leaders of Uttar Pradesh, served as the chief minister of the state thrice and also as India’s defence minister

Updated on: Oct 10, 2022, 10:08:48 IST

By Rhythma Kaul

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Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav died at Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital on Monday morning due to multiple organ failure, according to people familiar with the matter. He was 82.

Yadav, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away at 8.16am. He was in a critical state in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Medanta Hospital and being administered life-saving medication, according to statements issued by the hospital.

Yadav was hospitalised on August 22 and moved to the ICU on October 2 after his health condition deteriorated.

Soon after Yadav was shifted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Yadav’s son, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, regarding his father’s health and assured him of all possible assistance.

Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the most prominent leaders of Uttar Pradesh, served as the chief minister of the state thrice and also as India’s defence minister. He was elected 10 times as a member of the assembly and seven times as a Lok Sabha member.

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Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.Read More