Mani Kumar Subba former Congress parliamentarian passed away

Mani Kumar Subba, the former Congress parliamentarian, breathed his last on Monday in New Delhi after a long illness

He was 61. Subba was a three-time MP from Assam’s Tezpur constituency from 1998 to 2009,

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has condoled the demise of the veteran leader. “Saddened to learn about the demise of former Lok Sabha MP Mani Kumar Subba. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and well-wishers in this time of grief," said Sonowal in a tweet.

Subba was admitted to the GNRC Hospitals in Guwahati on April 3, 2014, following a cardiac arrest due to high blood pressure. After that, he was shifted to New Delhi for better treatment. Subha remained bed-ridden for the past five years.

He was also an MLA in Tezpur. Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi also expressed condolences to Subha's family.

Subba was born on March 16, 1958, in Darjeeling. Before moving to Assam, he stayed in Sikkim for a while. Subha leaves behind his wife, one son and three daughters.

Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh also expressed grief at the demise of the Gorkha leader.

“This is an irreparable loss to our society. May the great departed soul be embraced by his ancestor's abode! You will be remembered for your parental guidance to the community and have always been like a father figure,” National Secretary (Youth Affairs) of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, Nana Kirati Dewan said.

Dewan termed him as the architect of Gorkha Development Council. Subba was the president Assam Gorkha Sammelan (1992-2016). Subha's name had frequently emerged in a lottery scam.

https://www.outlookindia.com

According to The Hindu Newspaper: 

Represented Cong. thrice in Lok Sabha

Mani Kumar Subba, a controversial former MP from Assam whose allegedly doubtful citizenship was probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, passed away in Delhi on Sunday night after a prolonged battle with illness.

Going by the age mentioned in the affidavit he filed for contesting the Tezpur Lok Sabha seat in 2014, he was 61.

Wealthiest MP

Subba, aka ‘lottery king’, was the wealthiest MP from the Northeast before perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal of the All India United Democratic Front was elected to Parliament from Assam in 2006. He represented the Congress thrice in the Lok Sabha from the Tezpur constituency before the party dropped him.

He fell ill while campaigning during the 2014 election that he contested and lost as an Independent. Subba did not quite recover and spent the rest of his life in his Delhi farmhouse.

In a condolence message on Monday, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal commiserated with Subba’s family. The All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union said his death was a great loss to the community, particularly poor children and the needy who were beneficiaries of his largesse.