Lucknow: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Akhilesh Das died away today morning due to cardiac arrest.
He was has been Minister of State for Steel in UPA-I, served as a mayor of Lucknow and held many posts in the Congress for nearly two decades. Akhilesh was the son of former UP chief minister Banarasi Das.
He also had stakes in real estate, media and several educational institutions aside from an active interest in politics and sports.
Das, who is a former badminton player, was also the chairman of Badminton Association of India.
He had a stake in the educational institutions including engineering, management, medical and even a university named after his father in Lucknow and other cities.
