Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away at 89
- Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar has passed away after a prolonged illness due to old-age-related ailments. He was 89.
- Nilangekar, who was a senior Congress leader, served as the Maharashtra CM between June 1985 and March 1986.
- However, he was compelled to resign from the CM’s post following the detection of alleged fraud against him in the state medical college examinations in 1985.