Nagaland Assembly speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passes away, PM Modi mourns
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday.
He was 67.
He was reportedly suffering from lung cancer.
The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader is survived by his wife and 10 children.
Anguished by the demise of the Speaker of Nagaland’s Assembly, Er. Vikho-o Yhoshu. He was a diligent leader who devoted his life towards the progress of Nagaland. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in these moments of sadness. May his soul rest in peace.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 31, 2019
PM Narendra Modi mourned his death and tweeted: "Anguished by the demise of the Speaker of Nagaland’s Assembly, Er. Vikho-o Yhoshu. He was a diligent leader who devoted his life towards the progress of Nagaland. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in these moments of sadness. May his soul rest in peace."
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