New Delhi

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the demise of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's mother, Rupi Soren, is extremely saddening and that her work for the empowerment and welfare of tribal people will always remain memorable.

Rupi Soren, 80, died at a private hospital in Ranchi on Wednesday evening.

The wife of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder and former chief minister, the late Shibu Soren, was in critical condition and on ventilator support.

"My deepest condolences to Shri Hemant Soren Ji, Smt Kalpana Soren Ji, and all their family members," President Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi.

श्रीमती रूपी सोरेन जी के निधन का समाचार अत्यंत दुःखद है। जनजातीय समाज के लोगों के सशक्तीकरण और कल्याण के लिए उनके द्वारा किए गए कार्य सदैव स्मरणीय रहेंगे। श्री हेमंत सोरेन जी, श्रीमती कल्पना सोरेन जी तथा उनके समस्त परिवारजनों के प्रति मेरी गहरी संवेदनाएँ।

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"The news of the demise of Smt. Rupi Soren Ji is extremely saddening. The work done by her for the empowerment and welfare of the tribal society's people will always remain memorable," she said.