Shibu Soren, a prominent Indian tribal leader and a three-time chief minister of the eastern state of Jharkhand, has died at the age of 81.
He was undergoing treatment in Delhi for a kidney ailment and had been on life support after he suffered a stroke last month.
In a political career of more than 40 years, Soren co-founded the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), an influential tribal party that has been at the forefront of the creation of the tribal-dominated eastern state.
He became the chief minister of Jharkhand three times, but failed to complete his any of these terms in office due to political instability in the state.
His son Hemant Soren, who is the current chief minister of Jharkhand, announced the leader's death on Monday.
