Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the voice of socialist ideas has fallen silent with the demise of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Mulayam Singh Yadav (82) died on Monday at a hospital in Gurugram after prolonged illness.
As the defence minister of the country and the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the contribution of Mulayam Singh Yadav will remain unforgettable, Mrs. Gandhi said in her message.
"More than that, his struggle for the oppressed and downtrodden will always be remembered," she said.
Whenever there was a need to protect the constitutional values of the country, the Congress has always got his support, she added.
Mulayam Singh Yadav was hospitalised since August and was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Medanta Hospital on October 2.
Born on November 22, 1939 into a farming family in Saifai near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav spawned the state's most prominent political clan.
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