Patna. It has come to light that former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Sushil Kumar Modi is suffering from cancer. He himself shared this information and also said that he has now retired from politics. Sushil Modi said in social media, I have been struggling with cancer for the last six months. Now I felt the time had come to tell people. I will not be able to do anything in the Lok Sabha elections. Everything has been told to the Prime Minister. He said, always grateful and always dedicated to the country, Bihar and the party. People’s reactions are coming in since Sushil Modi gave the sad information. In this sequence, RJD President Lalu Prasad has also expressed his feelings and addressed Sushil Modi as brother.
Lalu Prasad Yadav wrote on Twitter, brother Sushil Modi I am shocked and saddened to hear the health related news. I have known him for 50 years. He is a fighter and has a fighting nature. I pray to the Supreme Father for his good health. We pray to God that he gets well soon and becomes active in public life and public service, so that everyone can benefit from his long political experience.
Let us tell you that RJD National Vice President Shivanand Tiwari also gave his reaction and shared the message on social media for Sushil Modi. Shivanand Tiwari wrote, I was very pained to hear the news of Sushil Modi’s illness. Sushil is one of the trinity born out of the Bihar movement of 74. Be it the ruling party or the opposition, today the leadership of both is in the hands of this trinity. Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi all three emerged from the same movement and gradually they ousted the old generation of Bihar politics. The leadership of Bihar politics has been in the hands of these three for almost thirty years.
Shivanand Tiwari further wrote, Sushil and I have been together in Bankipur jail for almost three months and in the same cell. There have been sharp ideological differences between us. But despite everything, I maintain an affectionate relationship with Sushil Modi. Sushil has been a militant leader. We hope that Sushil Modi’s fighting spirit will continue even in the face of illness. Our best wishes and prayers are with him.
At the same time, IPRD Minister Maheshwar Hazari got emotional and expressed grief over the news of Sushil Modi’s cancer. Expressing his reaction on X, he said, I was surprised as well as emotional after hearing this news. Sushil Modi has served Bihar for a long time. He has been our guardian. We pray that God will cure him from his illness as soon as possible.
Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has also reacted to the news of Sushil Modi’s illness and said that I wish him good health. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the elections will be greatly missed. RLJP President Pashupati Paras expressed grief over Sushil Modi suffering from cancer and wished for his speedy recovery.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 3, 2024, 21:25 IST