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R. R. Patil
आर.आर.पाटील
Home Minister of Maharashtra
In office
9 October 2009 – 26 September 2014
Preceded byJayant Patil
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
ConstituencyTasgaon
In office
25 December 2003 – 1 December 2008
Preceded byChhagan Bhujbal
Succeeded byJayant Patil
ConstituencyTasgaon
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
1 November 2004 – 1 December 2008
Preceded byVijaysingh Mohite-Patil
Succeeded byChhagan Bhujbal
ConstituencyTasgaon
Personal details
Born(1957-08-16)16 August 1957
Anjani, Tasgaon, Sangli, Maharashtra
Died16 February 2015(2015-02-16) (aged 57)
Bandra , Mumbai cause of death - Oral cancer
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
EducationB.A, L.LB
OccupationPolitician

Raosaheb Ramrao Patil, better known as R. R. Patil (Template:Lang-mr) (16 August 1957 – 16 February 2015), was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the important leader of modern maharashtra He was a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. He became Home Minister of Maharashtra for the second time after the 2009 Maharashtra assembly election victory of the Congress-NCP alliance. He was also the former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Early life

R. R. Patil, popularly known as “Aaba”, (Marathi :आबा) was born on 16 August 1957 in the village of Anjani, in the Tasgaon taluka, Sangli district in the State of Maharashtra. His father was village head, but still whole family was very poor. He completed his most of the education under the scheme of "Earn & Learn". He obtained a B.A. from Shantiniketan college Sangli as well as an LL.B.. He spoke Marathi, Hindi and English.

Career

Patil was a member of Sangli Zillah Parishad from 1979 to 1990 from Savlaj constituency, then was elected to the Maharashtra legislative assembly in 1990, 1995, 1999,2004,2009 and 2014 representing Tasgaon, in Sangli district. He became the Chief Whip of the Congress Party in the assembly as well as the chairman of the public accounts committee of the assembly in 1996–97 and 1998–99.

On November 1, 2004, he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party's Maharashtra unit and NCP legislative party in Maharashtra. He was also the Home Minister of Maharashtra in the previous government. After taking charge of Home Ministry, he also sought guardianship of Naxal Activity affected district Gadchiroli. Since, then in spite of many naxalized attacks he encouraged natives to support elected Government through some developmental work for them. He was most respected politician in Maharashtra, due to his clean image. Major work done by him are “Gadage Baba Swachata Abhiyan” & “Tantamukt Gaon”.

Controversy

His comments in the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, have drawn severe criticism for downplaying the gravity of the situation. He was quoted as saying, "They (the terrorists) came to kill 5,000 people but we ensured minimal damage". Sources close to him have argued that his comments are being taken out of context and that he did not intend to downplay the grievous attack.

He was forced to resign on 1 December 2008 after further remarks on the attacks. When asked at a press conference whether the terror strike was an intelligence failure Patil said, "It is not like that. In big cities like this, small incidents do happen. It's is not a total failure." Patil's words drew flak from many quarters. Mumbai residents who saw him say this on television or were told about it by reporters pointed out the irony of politicians making such statements after being provided high security.[1][2][3][4]

Death

R.R.Patil died at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre after a long fight with oral cancer. Patil showed signs of improvement after his initial treatment and was taken off life support in January 2015, but he succumbed to the disease on 16 February 2015.[5][6] The last rites were performed in Anjani village in Tasgaon area of Sangli district, Maharashtra on 17 February 2015.[7] Patil's funeral was held with state honours, including a 21-gun salute by the Maharashtra government and was attended by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Anna Hazare, Sharad Pawar and other political leaders from various parties.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://www.merinews.com/article/deshmukh-quits-no-decision-on-successor-yet/151322.shtml
  2. ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rr-patil-has-a-language-problem-calls-attack-small/79380-3.html
  3. ^ http://www.merinews.com/article/minister-paid-dearly-for-the-small-incident-remark/151221.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/comments/a-year-after-26-11-r-r-patil-is-back-as-home-minister/539109/
  5. ^ "Senior NCP leader R R Patil is no more". Yahoo India. February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Maharashtra's former home minister and NCP leader RR Patil dies in Mumbai". IBN Live. CNN. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "RR Patil's last rites to be performed in his village Anjani at 1pm today". ABP News. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Tearful farewell to R.R. Patil". Deccan Herald. Sangli, Maharashtra. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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Preceded by Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1 November 2004 – 1 December 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Home Minister
25 December 2003 – 1 December 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Home Minister
9 October 2009 – 26 September 2014 		Succeeded by

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