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India lost valued friend, says PM; President condole Koirala's demise

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 09, Feb 2016, 18:28 pm IST | UPDATED: 09, Feb 2016, 18:32 pm IST

India lost valued friend, says PM; President condole Koirala's demise New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the demise of former Prime Minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala, saying India has a lost a "valued friend".

"In Sushil Koirala ji, NC (Nepali Congress) has lost a big leader who served Nepal for decades & India lost a valued friend. Pained by his demise. RIP," he tweeted.

"Sushil Koirala ji's simplicity holds lessons for all of us. My condolences to the Koirala family & people of Nepal in this hour of grief," Modi added.

Koirala, who was credited with promulgating the country's new Constitution in September last year to complete a stalled peace process, died today after a bout of pneumonia.

79-year-old Koirala had served as Nepal's Prime Minister from February 2014 to October 2015 and was the president of Nepali Congress, the country's biggest political party.

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed his condolences on the passing away of former Prime Minister of Nepal, Shri Sushil Koirala.

In his message to the President of Nepal, Her Excellency Smt. Bidya Devi Bhandari, the President said, “I was deeply saddened to learn of the sad demise of former Prime Minister of Nepal and the leader of the Nepali Congress Shri Sushil Koirala. In his passing away, Nepal has lost a leader who dedicated his life to Nepal’s progress and development. He led Nepal during the crucial period of political transition and Constitution promulgation. The simplicity of his life holds a lesson for all of us.

Shri Sushil Koirala worked tirelessly to foster the close and multifaceted relations between India and Nepal. Under his stewardship of the Government of Nepal, considerable progress was achieved in the fields of hydropower and connectivity.

The people of India share the sorrow and grief of the people of Nepal over the loss of Shri Sushil Koirala.