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'''Matang Sinh''' ( | '''Matang Sinh''' (August 1953 – 6 May 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/committee_web/Press_ReleaseFile/OTHER/1/393P_2021_7_11.pdf|title=Obituary References|work=Rajya Sabha Secretariat}}</ref> was a leader of [[Indian National Congress]] and a former union minister of India. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Assam]] in 1992 and served as union minister of state in parliamentary affairs from 1994 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003.asp|title=Brief Biodata|website=Rajyasabha.nic.in}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950315-pm-narasimha-rao-inducts-unknown-political-entity-matang-singh-into-council-of-ministers-807130-1995-03-15 PM Narasimha Rao inducts unknown political entity, Matang Singh, into council of ministers]</ref> | He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Assam]] in 1992 and served as union minister of state in parliamentary affairs from 1994 to 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003.asp|title=Brief Biodata|website=Rajyasabha.nic.in}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950315-pm-narasimha-rao-inducts-unknown-political-entity-matang-singh-into-council-of-ministers-807130-1995-03-15 PM Narasimha Rao inducts unknown political entity, Matang Singh, into council of ministers]</ref> | ||
Sinh was arrested by CBI on 31 January 2015 for his alleged involvement in [[Saradha Chit Fund Scam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Saradha-scam-CBI-arrests-former-Union-minister-Matang-Sinh/articleshow/46078418.cms|title=Saradha scam: CBI arrests former Union minister Matang Sinh |newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Former-Congress-MP-Matang-Singh-to-be-questioned-by-Saradha-commisison/articleshow/29619013.cms|title=Former Congress MP Matang Singh to be questioned by Saradha commisison{{sic|hide=y}} |newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2011/07/16/matangsingh-taken-back-tocongress-aid0126.html|title=Matang Singh - Digvijay Singh - Congress - Sonia Gandhi - UPA|website=Oneindia.com}}</ref> His ex-wife Manoranjana Singh was also found to be involved in the scam. He died on 6 May 2021, from [[COVID-19]] complications.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-union-minister-matang-sinh-dies-of-covid-19-complications/article34498662.ece | Sinh was arrested by CBI on 31 January 2015 for his alleged involvement in [[Saradha Chit Fund Scam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Saradha-scam-CBI-arrests-former-Union-minister-Matang-Sinh/articleshow/46078418.cms|title=Saradha scam: CBI arrests former Union minister Matang Sinh |newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Former-Congress-MP-Matang-Singh-to-be-questioned-by-Saradha-commisison/articleshow/29619013.cms|title=Former Congress MP Matang Singh to be questioned by Saradha commisison{{sic|hide=y}} |newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2011/07/16/matangsingh-taken-back-tocongress-aid0126.html|title=Matang Singh - Digvijay Singh - Congress - Sonia Gandhi - UPA|website=Oneindia.com}}</ref> His ex-wife Manoranjana Singh was also found to be involved in the scam. He died on 6 May 2021, from [[COVID-19]] complications.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-union-minister-matang-sinh-dies-of-covid-19-complications/article34498662.ece| title = Former Union Minister Matang Sinh dies of COVID-19 complications - The Hindu}} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1953 births]] | [[Category:1953 births]] | ||
[[Category:2021 deaths]] | [[Category:2021 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam]] | |||
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Assam]] | [[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Assam]] | ||
[[Category:Indian prisoners and detainees]] | [[Category:Indian prisoners and detainees]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:50, 11 January 2022
Matang Sinh (August 1953 – 6 May 2021)[1] was a leader of Indian National Congress and a former union minister of India.
Biography[edit | edit source]
He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam in 1992 and served as union minister of state in parliamentary affairs from 1994 to 1998.[2][3]
Sinh was arrested by CBI on 31 January 2015 for his alleged involvement in Saradha Chit Fund Scam.[4][5][6] His ex-wife Manoranjana Singh was also found to be involved in the scam. He died on 6 May 2021, from COVID-19 complications.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Obituary References" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
- ↑ "Brief Biodata". Rajyasabha.nic.in.
- ↑ PM Narasimha Rao inducts unknown political entity, Matang Singh, into council of ministers
- ↑ "Saradha scam: CBI arrests former Union minister Matang Sinh". Times of India.
- ↑ "Former Congress MP Matang Singh to be questioned by Saradha commisison". Times of India.
- ↑ "Matang Singh - Digvijay Singh - Congress - Sonia Gandhi - UPA". Oneindia.com.
- ↑ "Former Union Minister Matang Sinh dies of COVID-19 complications - The Hindu".