LUCKNOW, Aug. 12 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited Nimra in Ramgarh via Ranchi to pay tribute to late Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) patriarch and former chief minister Shibu Soren. Known as 'Dishom Guru', Shibu Soren passed away on August 4 at the age of 81 in a Delhi hospital.

Yadav met Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, his mother Roopi Soren, wife and MLA Kalpana Soren, and other family members to express condolences.

Yadav said Shibu Soren understood the problems of tribal communities and fought against injustice all his life. "He founded a party, struggled for the creation of a new state, and left behind an ideology for Hemant Soren to carry forward. It is very difficult to become a leader like Shibu...