Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi passed away Wednesday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Angadi was undergoing treatment for Covid-19. He was 65.

Railways MoS Suresh Angadi dies of Covid-19

<p>Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who died due to COVID-19 at the AIIMS on Wednesday, was a four-time Member of Parliament from Belagavi consecutively since 2004.</p>

<p>The 65-year-old, survived by his wife and two daughters, was associated with the RSS from a young age.</p>

<p>Born on June 1, 1955 in a Lingayat family to Somawwa and Channabasappa Angadi in village Koppa in Belagavi, Angadi did his graduation from SSS Samiti College of Commerce in the same district.</p>

<p>He did his law graduation from Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belagavi.</p>

<p>A businessman by profession, Angadi got a major break in his political career when he was appointed as the vice- president of Belagavi unit of the BJP and remained in that position till he was nominated as a party candidate for the Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency in 2004.</p>

<p>He remained unbeatable since then and got elected in 2009, 2014, and 2019 as well.</p>

<p>He was also an educationist and headed the Belagavi-based Suresh Angadi Education Foundation, which runs various colleges.</p>

<p>He had big plans for Bengaluru and Karnataka.</p>

<p>The minister was instrumental in making the suburban railway project in Bengaluru a reality, which was a long pending demand of the people of the city.</p>


Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who died due to COVID-19 at the AIIMS on Wednesday, was a four-time Member of Parliament from Belagavi consecutively since 2004.

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who died due to COVID-19 at the AIIMS on Wednesday, was a four-time Member of Parliament from Belagavi consecutively since 2004. The 65-year-old, survived by his wife and two daughters, was associated with the RSS from a young age. Born on June 1, 1955 in a Lingayat family to Somawwa and Channabasappa Angadi in village Koppa in Belagavi, Angadi did his graduation from SSS Samiti College of Commerce in the same district. He did his law graduation from Raja Lakhamgouda Law College in Belagavi. A businessman by profession, Angadi got a major break in his political career when he was appointed as the vice- president of Belagavi unit of the BJP and remained in that position till he was nominated as a party candidate for the Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency in 2004. He remained unbeatable since then and got elected in 2009, 2014, and 2019 as well. He was also an educationist and headed the Belagavi-based Suresh Angadi Education Foundation, which runs various colleges. He had big plans for Bengaluru and Karnataka. The minister was instrumental in making the suburban railway project in Bengaluru a reality, which was a long pending demand of the people of the city.

Suresh Angadi an unbeatable MP from Belagavi for four terms

<p>Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbed&nbsp;to COVID-19 at AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, September 23.</p>

<p>Angadi is the second parliamentarian from Karnataka to succumb to coronavirus after Ashok Gasti from the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) died due to COVID-19 on September 17.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Suresh Angadi was&nbsp;the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, and was also a&nbsp;a member of the 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House)&nbsp;and 17th Lok Sabha from Belagavi.</p>

<p>Born on June 1, 1955, Angadi passed away at the age of 65 years. Earlier this month, he was admitted to AIIMS in Delhi after developing symptoms of COVID-19. His results had come in positive on September 11.</p>

<p>Following the detection of the virus, he had requested everywhere who had come in contact with him to get tested as well.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Indian Union Ministers who have contracted COVID-19 so far, Home Minister - Amit Shah, Minister of State for Agriculture - Kailash Choudhary, Ayush Minister - Shripad Nayak, Jal Shakti Minister - Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs - Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Petroleum Minister - Dharmendra Pradhan.</p>

<p><strong>Tributes pour in</strong></p>

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a message after Angadi's demise. He wrote "Shri Suresh Angadi was an exceptional Karyakarta, who worked hard to make the Party strong in Karnataka. He was a dedicated MP and effective Minister, admired across the spectrum. His demise is saddening. My thoughts are with his family and friends in this sad hour. Om Shanti."</p>

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<p>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra also extended condolences for Angadi.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prayers for the departed soul Shri <a href="https://twitter.com/SureshAngadi_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SureshAngadi_</a> Ji<br />
Om Shanti 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/ezddPVxIGX">pic.twitter.com/ezddPVxIGX</a></p>
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<p>Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy also shared his thoughts on Angadi's demise.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shocked &amp; Saddened by news of my MoS colleague, Shri Suresh Angadi ji’s passing away.<br />
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It is an unfathomable loss to the Government, people of Karnataka &amp; the Party.<br />
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His selfless service during COVID19 is still vivid before our eyes.<br />
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My condolences to his family.<br />
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Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbed to COVID-19 at AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, September 23. Angadi is the second parliamentarian from Karnataka to succumb to coronavirus after Ashok Gasti from the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) died due to COVID-19 on September 17.

Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbed to COVID-19 at AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, September 23. Angadi is the second parliamentarian from Karnataka to succumb to coronavirus after Ashok Gasti from the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) died due to COVID-19 on September 17. Suresh Angadi was the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, and was also a a member of the 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House) and 17th Lok Sabha from Belagavi. Born on June 1, 1955, Angadi passed away at the age of 65 years. Earlier this month, he was admitted to AIIMS in Delhi after developing symptoms of COVID-19. His results had come in positive on September 11. Following the detection of the virus, he had requested everywhere who had come in contact with him to get tested as well. Indian Union Ministers who have contracted COVID-19 so far, Home Minister - Amit Shah, Minister of State for Agriculture - Kailash Choudhary, Ayush Minister - Shripad Nayak, Jal Shakti Minister - Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs - Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Petroleum Minister - Dharmendra Pradhan. Tributes pour in Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a message after Angadi's demise. He wrote "Shri Suresh Angadi was an exceptional Karyakarta, who worked hard to make the Party strong in Karnataka. He was a dedicated MP and effective Minister, admired across the spectrum. His demise is saddening. My thoughts are with his family and friends in this sad hour. Om Shanti." Shri Suresh Angadi was an exceptional Karyakarta, who worked hard to make the Party strong in Karnataka. He was a dedicated MP and effective Minister, admired across the spectrum. His demise is saddening. My thoughts are with his family and friends in this sad hour. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/2QDHQe0Pmj — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2020 × Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra also extended condolences for Angadi. Prayers for the departed soul Shri @SureshAngadi_ Ji Om Shanti 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ezddPVxIGX — Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) September 23, 2020 × Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy also shared his thoughts on Angadi's demise. Shocked & Saddened by news of my MoS colleague, Shri Suresh Angadi ji’s passing away. It is an unfathomable loss to the Government, people of Karnataka & the Party. His selfless service during COVID19 is still vivid before our eyes. My condolences to his family. Om Shanti 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ZNzxY49L36 — G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) September 23, 2020 ×

Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbs to COVID-19 at AIIMS

Anurag Thakur and Suresh Angadi take oath as Cabinet minister. To know more watch the video

Anurag Thakur and Suresh Angadi take oath as Cabinet minister

<p>Suresh Angadi, a four-time member of Lok Sabha from Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, is also an educationist whose institutions offer courses in commerce, science, computer science, business administration and engineering.</p>

<p>Angadi belongs to the dominant Lingayat community, who form the core electoral base of BJP, particularly in north Karnataka.</p>

<p>He has always maintained his popularity graph high as he never saw defeat ever since he took a plunge into electoral politics in 2004.</p>

<p>In his first election, he defeated Congress candidate Amarsinh Patil, son of veteran politician and freedom fighter Vasant Rao Patil.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Five years later, in 2009 Lok Sabha election, Angadi once again defeated Patil.</p>

<p>In 2014, Congress decided to field another popular leader Laxmi R&nbsp;Hebbalkar against Angadi but riding on the Modi wave, he defeated her too.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, he defeated Congress candidate V S Sadhunnavar.</p>

<p>The 63-year-old Angadi, a commerce graduate who also did a course in law, started his political career actively in 1996 when he was made the Belgaum district BJP vice president. In 2001, he was nominated as the Belgaum district president of BJP.</p>

<p>Three years after rising to the post of district president, Angadi was given ticket to contest the Lok Sabha election by the BJP.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Without missing a chance, he emerged as a giant killer by defeating Congress candidate and the then sitting MP Amarsinh Patil.</p>

<p>The BJP leader who hailed from an agricultural family in KK Koppa village near Belagavi was born to Somawwa and Channabasappa Angadi in 1053.</p>

<p>In 2008, four years after his election to Lok Sabha, he set up the Suresh Angadi Education Foundation as he was 'immensely influenced by Swami Vivekananda', says the SAEF about its chairman.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The BJP leader always maintained cordial relations with the BJP strongman and state president B S Yeddyurappa without facing any hindrance to secure ticket and support to win the successive elections successfully.</p>

<p>Unlike a few other MPs, Angadi maintained a distance from controversies, except for a few tweets about the 'gau rakshaks', which he had removed.&nbsp;</p>


Suresh Angadi, a four-time member of Lok Sabha from Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, is also an educationist whose institutions offer courses in commerce, science, computer science, business administration and engineering.

Suresh Angadi, a four-time member of Lok Sabha from Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, is also an educationist whose institutions offer courses in commerce, science, computer science, business administration and engineering. Angadi belongs to the dominant Lingayat community, who form the core electoral base of BJP, particularly in north Karnataka. He has always maintained his popularity graph high as he never saw defeat ever since he took a plunge into electoral politics in 2004. In his first election, he defeated Congress candidate Amarsinh Patil, son of veteran politician and freedom fighter Vasant Rao Patil. Five years later, in 2009 Lok Sabha election, Angadi once again defeated Patil. In 2014, Congress decided to field another popular leader Laxmi R Hebbalkar against Angadi but riding on the Modi wave, he defeated her too. In the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, he defeated Congress candidate V S Sadhunnavar. The 63-year-old Angadi, a commerce graduate who also did a course in law, started his political career actively in 1996 when he was made the Belgaum district BJP vice president. In 2001, he was nominated as the Belgaum district president of BJP. Three years after rising to the post of district president, Angadi was given ticket to contest the Lok Sabha election by the BJP. Without missing a chance, he emerged as a giant killer by defeating Congress candidate and the then sitting MP Amarsinh Patil. The BJP leader who hailed from an agricultural family in KK Koppa village near Belagavi was born to Somawwa and Channabasappa Angadi in 1053. In 2008, four years after his election to Lok Sabha, he set up the Suresh Angadi Education Foundation as he was 'immensely influenced by Swami Vivekananda', says the SAEF about its chairman. The BJP leader always maintained cordial relations with the BJP strongman and state president B S Yeddyurappa without facing any hindrance to secure ticket and support to win the successive elections successfully. Unlike a few other MPs, Angadi maintained a distance from controversies, except for a few tweets about the 'gau rakshaks', which he had removed.

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