Pratibha Patil’s Husband Devisingh Shekhawat Passes Away

Pune, February 24 : Academician and politician, Dr Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat – the husband of former President Pratibha Patil – passed away here on Friday morning, official sources said.

He was 88 and breathed his last at the KEM Hospital. He is survived by his ex-President wife, a son Rajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is a Congress leader, and a daughter Jyoti Rathod.

According to the sources, Shekhawat had a fall while on a morning constitutional outside their house lawns in Pune on February 12. He had undergone a surgery for it but later developed several other complications including high blood pressure, kidney failures, etc, leading to his demise.

Sources revealed that his wife Pratibha, 89 – who was India’s first woman President (2007-2012) – is in shock by the sudden loss of her husband of 60 years (since 1962) – and is being consoled and cared for by her family members.

An agriculturist and academician-turned-politician, Shekhawat hailed from Amravati – where he served as the first Mayor (1991-1992), and also as a Maharashtra MLA (1985-1990).