Hyderabad, Aug. 4 -- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has condoled the passing away of the valiant fighter, former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren. Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Shibu Soren, passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 81 on Monday morning in New Delhi.

In a statement the Telangana Chief Ministers' Office said that CM Reddy was deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Shibu Soren, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Fondly called 'Guruji', the legendary leader inspired the movement for a separate Jharkhand state and achieved it.

Reddy remembered Soren's untiring struggle for the separate statehood of Jharkhand and resolving the plight of the tribal comm...