RANCHI/NEW DELHI, Aug 4: JMM founder Shibu Soren, the veteran tribal leader who played a key role in Jharkhand’s creation, breathed his last today.
He was 81.
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Shibu Soren was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi for over a month for kidney-related problems.
“Respected Dishom Guruji has left us all… I have become ‘shunya’ (zero) today,” Hemant Soren posted on X.
The Jharkhand Assembly was adjourned sine die, while the State Government declared a three-day State mourning following the former CM’s demise.
Condolences came pouring in from across the country.
The mortal remains of the former Jharkhand Chief Minister will be brought to Ranchi from Delhi around 5.30 pm on Monday, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) said.
His body will be taken to his native village in Ramgarh district on Tuesday and his last rites will be performed there, the party said.
The Jharkhand Assembly was adjourned sine die as a mark of respect to the former chief minister.
Adjourning the House sine die, Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato said, “Dishom Guru Shibu Soren left for heavenly abode today… His demise is not only an irreparable loss to Jharkhand but to the nation… He was known for his fight for the poor…”
The five-day monsoon session began on August 1.
The Jharkhand Government declared a State mourning for three days as a mark of respect to Shibu Soren.
The Government also cancelled all its scheduled programmes, including the state-level events, while all state government offices will remain closed on August 4 and 5, an official statement said.
Shibu Soren had been undergoing treatment at the hospital since June 19 under the care of Dr A K Bhalla, Senior Consultant, Nephrology. Dr Bhalla said Shibu Soren was declared dead at 8.56 am.
“He was suffering from kidney ailments, and had suffered a stroke a month and a half back. He was on life support for the last one month,” the doctor said.
“Despite the best efforts of our multidisciplinary medical team, Shibu Soren passed away peacefully on August 4, 2025, with his family by his bedside,” the hospital said in a statement.
Shibu Soren had been the leader of the JMM for the past 38 years and is recognised as the party’s founding patron. (PTI)
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