Aizawl, May 1 -- Former Rajya Sabha member and senior Mizoram Congress leader Ronald Sapa Tlau passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Wednesday at the age of 71.

Family sources reported that Tlau had undergone open heart surgery at AIIMS on Monday. Post-surgery, he developed kidney complications and internal bleeding, leading to a rapid deterioration of his condition and his death at 8:00 AM on Wednesday.

His remains will be transported to Aizawl on Thursday, with funeral services scheduled for Friday at his residence in the Zonuam neighborhood.

Born on February 4, 1954, in Hualtu village, Serchhip district, Tlau was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014 during the Congress administration led by...