The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and  Minister of State (MoS) independent charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Modi Government Anil Madhav Dave passed away.

He was born on 6 July 1956. On his demise the Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to Twitter and expressed his condolence towards him.

PM Modi wrote 'Absolutely shocked by the sudden demise of my friend & a very respected colleague, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave ji. My condolences'

He wrote 'Anil Madhav Dave ji will be remembered as a devoted public servant. He was tremendously passionate towards conserving the environment.'

I was with Anil Madhav Dave ji till late last evening, discussing key policy issues. This demise is a personal loss, PM Modi wrote.

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