New Delhi, May 17 -- Leila Kabir, 88, renowned social worker and wife of the late socialist leader George Fernandes, passed away on Thursday evening at her residence in Delhi after a long battle with cancer.

She was born into a prominent family-her father, Humayun Kabir, was a respected educationist and former Union Minister. Kabir was an active social worker and held the position of assistant director at the Indian Red Cross.

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According to reports, she first met socialist leader and politician George Fernandes on a flight from Calcutta to Delhi, marking the beginning of their relationship and the two later married on Jul...