Politician Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away on Tuesday, following liver failure. He last held the position of Union minister for Science and Technology and had been admitted to a super speciality hospital in Chennai more than a week ago, where he was undergoing treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma which led to organ failure
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He was born on May 26, 1945 and hails from the district of Latur in Maharashtra. Vilasrao's political journey began in 1974 when he became a member of the village panchayat. He steadily rose up the ranks and was even the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra twice (1999-2003, 2004-2008)
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A Congress minister, he's held various portfolios at the union level, including Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
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His second stint as Chief Minister was marred by controversy when he visited the Taj hotel in the wake of the 26/11 attacks with his son Riteish and director Ram Gopal Varma. His name also cropped in the infamous Adarsh Housing Society scam
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He is survived by his wife Vaishali Deshmukh and three sons - Amit, Riteish and Dheeraj. Amit is an MLA from Latur and Riteish is a Bollywood actor
