Former Health and Forest Minister in the erstwhile Congress Government Tuleshwar Singh passed away due to cardiac arrest on Monday morning.
He was keeping unwell since past couple of months and his health deteriorated while being brought to Ambikapur for treatment from his native town Premnagar.
The MlA died on the way to Ambikapur.
Singh was four times MlA and had won the last elections from Premnagar tribal reserve seat in 1998.
He lost the Assembly elections of 2003 with a huge margin against BJP’s candidate Renuka Singh.
In a message, Chief Minister Raman Singh condoled the death of the former Minister and prayed for peace to the departed soul .