SHILLONG: Amid teary eyes and leaning shoulders of family and friends, the body of former Power Minister of the state Clement Marak, was brought to his residence at Motinagar on Tuesday evening.
A host of Congress leaders including, CLP leader, Mukul Sangma, Zenith Sangma, Charles Pyngrope, HM Shangpliang, Dr Celestine Lyngdoh, George Lyngdoh, Deborah Marak and others flocked to his residence with a heavy heart to pay their respect to the departed party leader.
As informed by his family members the body was brought to Shillong before taking it to Tura for his last rites as he loved the house and had a special corner for it in his heart and before leaving for New Delhi had himself cleaned up room by room.
Congress leader, HM Shangpliang while recalling his association with Clement Marak said that a host of Congress leaders including Mukul Sangma would be visiting Tura on Wednesday to attend the last rites of the former power minister.
Earlier in the morning, Marak’s body was flown from New Delhi to Guwahati. He passed away in a private hospital in New Delhi on Monday evening due to cardiac arrest after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Marak had been battling prostate cancer for several years and was admitted to Max Super-specialty Hospital at Shalimarbagh in New Delhi for the last two weeks.
Meanwhile, All India Congress Committee (AICC) President, Rahul Gandhi has condoled the death of the leader. Rahul Gandhi in a letter to the wife of Clement Marak, June Eleana R Marak said that he was grieved to learn about the demise of Clement Marak. “My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time,” Gandhi added.
