Samajwadi Party supremo and three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh...
...Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on Monday in a hospital in Gurugram after a prolonged illness.
He was born on November 22 1939, into a farming family from Saifai close to Etawah located in Uttar Pradesh.
"Mere adarniya pitaji aur sabke netaji nahi rahe - Akhilesh Yadav," the SP tweeted on Twitter.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a three - day state of mourning to show respect.
Mulayam Singh Yadav is scheduled to be buried in Saifai his village of birth within the Etawah district on Tuesday, at around 3pm.
The President Droupadi Murmu as well as PM Narendra Modi were among the group of politicians who expressed condolences for his death.