Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passes away at 88

Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday. A union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Government, Fernandes had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Fernandes, born in south Karnataka, started his political career in Mumbai as a trade union leader. He became famous as a ‘giant killer’ when he defeated […]