Former President R Venkataraman passes away

R Venkataraman, who had served as the eighth President of India, has passed away at the age of 98.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman popularly known as 'RV' (Tamil: ராமசுவாமி வெங்கட்ராமன்) (born December 4, 1910, died January 27, 2009) was the 8th President of the Republic of India, serving from 1987 to 1992. Before his election as President, Venkataraman served nearly 4 years as the 7th Vice-President. A member of the Indian National Congress party, he has held various ministerial positions in the course of his political career.

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