Hyderabad, May 6 : Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday mourned the death of former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Chaudhary Ajit Singh who succumbed to COVID-19 in a Gurugram hospital this morning.

In a message, the Chief Minister said Ajit Singh who worked as Cabinet minister several times had continued the proud legacy of his father Chaudhary Charan Singh and became known as the farmers’ leader in the country.

Mr Rao recalled that Ajit Singh had extended his wholehearted support to the separate Telangana statehood movement and the political process of Telangana becoming a separate State.

He said people in the state would always remember those who extended their support to the Telangana people’s aspirations.

The Chief Minister conveyed his condolences to members of the bereaved family.(UNI)