Last surviving member of 1st Parliament post 1947 passes away
Former Manipur Chief Minister and the last surviving member of India's first post-1947 Parliament, Rishang Keishing, passed away on Tuesday due to multiple-organ failure at the age of 98. Keishing, who served as Manipur Chief Minister four times, was the world's oldest parliamentarian. The Manipur government has declared three days of mourning in the state following his death.