Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), February 26 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid floral tributes to Veer Soren, the 19-year-old grandson of former chief minister Champai Soren, at his native village of Jilingoda in the Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Thursday.
The CM also met Champai Soren and offered condolences to the bereaved family.
"We are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden demise of Veer Soren, the grandson of Champai Soren, in Kulu. May the departed soul rest in eternal peace at the feet of Marang Buru, and may the grieving family be granted strength to bear this unbearable sorrow. In this hour of profound grief, we stand with them," Soren had posted on X on Wednesday.
The body of Veer Soren, son of Babulal Soren and the BJP candidate for the Ghatshila Assembly constituency, was brought from the Tata Main Hospital mortuary for the last rites at Jilingoda.
He had died in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, following a sudden illness on Tuesday.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accompanied by former Chief Minister and Union Minister Arjun Munda, also visited the village to offer condolences.
"I had come to attend President Droupadi Murmu's programme at Kadma and learned about the death of Champai Soren's grandson, so I came to Jilingoda village to offer my condolences," Pradhan said.