Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) DP Tripathi died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 67. He died due to prolonged illness. Born on January 6, 1954, in Uttar Pradesh, Devi Prasad Tripathi was the general secretary of the NCP. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Sharad Pawar’s party.
Having become involved in politics at the age of sixteen, Tripathi was one of the former aides of Ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He left the Indian National Congress over his opposition to Sonia Gandhi becoming Prime Minister because of her foreign origin. Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Shri D.P Tripathi Ji,” Sule wrote He was the General Secretary of NCP, and a guide and mentor to all of us. We will miss his wise counsel and guidance which he had given us from the day NCP was established. May he rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers with his family members. Heartfelt Condolences, she added.
