Lucknow, Feb 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday condoled the death of the wife of West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi.
Sudha Tripathi, who had suffered a brain stroke last week and was flown from Allahabad to the union capital for treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), passed away earlier in the day.
Naik mourned her death, while expressing his sadness, Akhilesh Yadav said that he was praying for peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family.
Hundreds of well-wishers have been thronging the Civil Lines residence of Tripathi, a former UP assembly speaker, ever since the news broke.