India, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. His plane crashed in Maharashtra's Baramati. Shortly before the incident, a tweet paying tribute to the legendary freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary was posted on Pawar's X profile.

"On this, his birth anniversary, humble salutations to the great freedom fighter, proclaimer of Swaraj, and 'Punjab Kesari' Lala Lajpat Rai Ji, who dedicated his all to the nation's independence! His patriotism shall forever continue to inspire us," read the translated tweet. Lajpat Rai was born on January 28, 1865.

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