1st Coronavirus death in Indian political fraternity; Congress leader succumbs!

The deadly Coronavirus scalped its first Indian political victim - Badruddin Shaikh, senior Congress leader and Ahmedabad corporator. Shaikh was admitted to SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat eight days ago.

Shaikh’s condition deteriorated after he tested positive for Covid-19. After battling the infection for eight days, he succumbed to the same.

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil condoled the death of Badruddin Shaikh and wrote on Twitter, "My friend #Badru was a true #CoronaWarrior . He got infected with #coronavirus whilst helping poor people in #Ahmedabad #Gujarat .He is a big loss to our @INCGujarat family as he succumbed to #Covid_19. Lesson for all: Please take care and co operate with your local authorities." (sic)