India, Feb. 23 -- Former railway minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy has passed away. He died of a cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospital in Salt Lake, Kolkata, at around 1:30 am on Monday, his family reportedly confirmed.

Roy served as a Minister of State in the Shipping Ministry and later Ministry of Railways during the second UPA government led by Manmohan Singh.

On the demise of Roy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh described him as an experienced politician, saying that he had been ill for the past two-three years and could not actively participate in politics.

"He was an experienced politician. He became a Union Minister too. When he came to the BJP, he was given a lot of respect. From 2019-2021, he w...