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Sister Nirmala, the successor of Mother Teresa passes away

June 23, 2015

Kolkata , Jun 23: Sr. Nirmala Joshi, who served as the superior general of the Missionaries of Charity succeeding Mother Teresa, passed away on Tuesday in Kolkata. She was 81.

Sister NirmalaSr. Nirmala was born in a Hindu family in Ranchi. She later converted into a Christian. She joined the Missionaries of Charity after her post graduation and served as a missionary in Panama for several years. She was elected as the superior general of the order in 1997, six months before Mother Teresa died.

She declined a third term as the head of Missionaries of Charity in 2009 citing health issues.A Missionaries of Charity official said Sister Nirmala was not keeping well for the past few days and her health was gradually deteriorating. Her body would be brought to Mother House tomorrow morning and the funeral will be held at 4 PM. "Any one who wants to pay respect can come to Mother House tomorrow", the official said.

PM Modi tweeted "Sister Nirmala's life was devoted to service, caring for the poor & underprivileged. Saddened by her demise. May her soul rest in peace."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also tweeted " Saddened at the passing of Sister Nirmala who headed Missionaries of Charity after Mother Teresa. Kolkata and the world will miss her."

My deepest condolences to the Missionaries of Charity family on the passing away of Sister Nirmala.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2015

Sister Nirmala's life was devoted to service, caring for the poor & underprivileged. Saddened by her demise. May her soul rest in peace.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2015

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In a condolence message issued on Sunday, Adityanath said, "Kamal Rani Varun died on Sunday at around 9.30 am. She was an experienced and capable leader. She discharged her responsibilities with competence. She was a dedicated public representative, who was always working for the welfare of deprived and oppressed sections of the society."

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Meanwhile, Adityanath has cancelled his visit to Ayodhya scheduled for the day, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said on Sunday.

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A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said that no case is made out for re-examining the conviction and the punishment of the convict.

Other members of the bench were justices Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan.

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Lucknow, Jul 2: After a video showing health workers allegedly tossing bodies of coronavirus victims in a large pit in Karnataka, BSP President Mayawati on Wednesday stated that the incident is the "height of cruelty and insult to humanity".
The former UP Chief Minister demanded that the guilty must be punished.

"The tragedy that the bodies of COVID-19 victims being thrown into trenches in Ballari, Karnataka is the height of cruelty and an insult to humanity. Though incidents related to inhuman cruelty with corona patients are rampant but guilty of Ballari must be punished by the state government," Mayawati said in a tweet.

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