Renowned social activist and former Member of Parliament Nanaji Deshmukh died on Saturdayevening at Chitrakoot district. He was 97. He was ill from a long time. He was also a former leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Nanaji was born on October 11, 1916 at Kadoli, a small town in Parbhani District of Maharashtra and was actively participated in Bhoodan Movement started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave.

When Jai Prakash Narayan gave the call for Total Revolution he responded by giving total support to this movement. Nanaji was elected from Balrampur parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

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