Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s father-in-law and Saamana editor Rashmi Thackeray’s father Madhav Patankar died on Sunday after prolonged illness. Patankar — who had ailing for quite some time and he had recently been admitted to Criticare hospital at Andheri in north Mumbai – was 79. His last rites were performed on Monday morning.
Patankar ran a family business of chemical production. He lived at Bandra (east) near Thackeray’s private residence “Matoshri”.
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari conveyed his condolences to Uddhav Thackeray on the demise of the latter's father in law.
Mourning the bereavement of Rashmi Thackeray, NCP MP Supriya Sule tweeted: “Deeply Saddened to hear about the demise of Shri. Madhav Patankar - Father of Mrs. Rashmi Uddhav Thackeray. My Heartfelt Condolences. May He rest in peace. My Thoughts and Prayers with the Patankar and Thackeray Family”.
