Veteran Leader Salseng C Marak Passes Away at 82

Former Meghalaya chief minister Salseng C Marak, aged 82, passed away due to old age-related ailments. He breathed his last at Tura Civil Hospital. Marak was the first CM to complete a full five-year term in 1993 and briefly served in 1998. He led the state's Congress in 2003.

Former Meghalaya chief minister Salseng C Marak died due to old age-related ailments on Friday, according to family members.

The veteran Congress leader, aged 82, breathed his last at Tura Civil Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.

Marak holds the distinction of being the first chief minister of Meghalaya to complete a full five-year term in 1993. He also served for the shortest duration as CM, a brief 12-day period in 1998 when the Congress-led coalition collapsed.

His political contributions extended to his tenure as the state Congress chief in 2003.

(With inputs from agencies.)