 A top leader of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) died on Wednesday, 11 days after his younger brother allegedly shot him over personal disputes, his party and hospital authorities said. Pramod Mahajan, a former federal telecommunications minister and high-profile general secretary of the Hindu nationalist party, was shot at his home in the financial capital of Mumbai on April 22. "He finally succumbed to the bullet injuries," said Anupam Verma, spokesman of Hinduja Hospital.
"I just got off the phone with Dr. Quincy. He sez he's had a quiet day and we can go ahead and pull the plug."
"It's about time. He's starting to stink." |
Mahajan, 56, was hit by three bullets. Doctors at the Mumbai hospital had performed three surgeries to try to revive him. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
| "Cheeze, Dr. Verma! You can't operate on that! It ain't even attached anymore!" |
Mahajan's younger brother, Pravin, surrendered to police shortly after the shooting. Police say Pravin shot Mahajan three times because he resented the latter's success and felt ignored and humiliated by him. The younger brother's lawyer claims his client is "deranged."
| Doh! We never even guessed! And it was there all the time! |
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