IK Gujral, Former Prime Minister of India Died At 92

Former Prime Minister of India, Inder Kumar Gujral, the head of unsteady coalition government in 1990s, died at the age of 92 following brief illness on 30 November 2012. I.K. Gujral last breathed in a private hospital at 3.27 P.M following multiple organ failure. After lung infection, he was admitted to hospital on 19 November 2012. Gujral had taken ill some days ago and was also on dialysis for more than a year. A few days ago, he suffered from critical lung infection as well. I.K. Gujral will be cremated somewhere near Delhi on 1 December 2012. He is survived by two sons. One of his sons- Naresh Gujral is the Rajya Sabha MP as well as Akali Dal leader. About I.K. Gujral Gujral started off as the Vice President in NDMC in 1950s and later also became the Union Minister. Later, he became the Ambassador of India to USSR. I.K. Gujral was an intellectual who had put forward Gujral Doctrine comprising of five principles for maintenance of healthy relations with the neighbours. In 1980s, he parted from the Congress and joined Janata Dal. In 1989, he became the Minister of External Affairs. He was also the Rajya Sabha member two times in 1964 as well as 1976. He was then re-elected to Lok Sabha in 1998. Source: Jagran Josh