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Veteran BJP leader and
former Union Minister of State Kabindra Purkayastha die at the age of 94.
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He was born on 15
December 1931 at Kamarkhal in the then Sylhet district. The area is part of
present-day Bangladesh.
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He joined the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh in 1951.
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His public life was
deeply rooted in the functioning of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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He contributed
significantly to expansion of the RSS network in Northeast India.
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He was first elected to
the Lok Sabha in 1991 and represented the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.
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He was re-elected to
Parliament in 1998 and served as Minister of State for Telecommunications
during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s tenure.
