Kathmandu, Feb 9 - Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala passed away at 12:50 am on Tuesday at his residence in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. He was 78.
A family source quoting Koirala’s private doctor Karbir Nath Yogi said the septuagenarian leader died of cardiac arrest. Meanwhile, sources also said that Koirala was suffering from pneumonia and bronchitis for the past three months and was on antibiotics.
“Everything was normal till Monday evening, the amount of oxygen being administrated to him was increased,” the family source said, “He had a normal meal Monday evening. All of sudden, his health deteriorated and he breathed his last at 12:50 am.”
Koirala was born to Bodh Prasad Koirala and Kuminidi Koirala on 12 August 1939 in Banaras, India. He was unmarried and known to live a simple life. He served as the country’s 37th Prime Minister from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015.
His body has been kept at the NC Headquarters in Sanepa for the party cadres and general public to pay the socialist leader the last respects. NC has postponed its upcoming General Convention following Koirala’s demise. The party’s General Secretary Prakashman Singh informed the media that the convention has been put off until further notice.
