NEW DELHI : CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury condoled the demise of NCP leader DP Tripathi on Thursday.
Tripathi was comrade, college mate, co-traveler and much more to me. We would, until recently, talk of the friendship that began during our university days. We have studied, talked, debated and disagreed over years. The void you leave behind is here to remain. Heartfelt condolences. Will Miss You – Yechury wrote in his message.
70-year-old Tripathi, died this morning after battling cancer last three years He was the general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party(NCP). Tripathi became the founding member of the party alongside Sharad Pawr and PA Sangma, after a fallout with the Congress leadership in 1999. Tripathi served as NCP’s Rajya Sabha member from 2012 to 2016.
