Manipur BJP president S Tikendra Singh(69) succumbs to Covid-19 complications on Thursday.

The BJP chief of Manipur was under treatment at Shija hospital in Imphal, after acquired the virus as per sources.

Tikendra Singh did his MA in Philosophy from the Banaras Hindu University in 1973. He was born in 1952 in Bishnupur. He was an associate professor in Maharaja Bodhachandra College in Imphal. He later took voluntary retirement from his job in 1994 to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Singh was also the general secretary (administration) of the state BJP from 2006 to 2009.

I’m at a loss of word to learn that Prof. S Tiken Singh, President @BJP4Manipur , had passed away just a while ago. We have lost a stalwart of BJP Manipur who have dedicated his life for the service of people and the party. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. RIP Oja. pic.twitter.com/zVnI3RZCY8

— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) May 13, 2021