Kohima, July 02: <\/b>Nagaland MLA Toshi Wungtung, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a hospital in Delhi, died, official sources said.<\/p>\n
26-year-old Nagalnad MLA Wungtung was also an advisor to the government for Information and Public Relations and is the second legislator from Nagaland after C M Chang to have succumbed to coronavirus.<\/p>\n
He had contested the 2018 elections on a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP<\/a><\/span><\/span>) ticket.<\/p>\n Wungtung had tested negative, but later his condition deteriorated and he was airlifted to Delhi, where he died at a private hospital around 8:20 am, the sources said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In his condolence message, Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton wrote on Twitter: ‘A very sad day for us! My deepest condolences to the friends, family, and supporters of Advisor Toshi Wungtung. Deeply saddened by his passing. He was a compassionate leader whose farsightedness, kind words, and deeds affected numerous lives. May his soul rest in peace!’.<\/strong><\/p>\n A very sad day for us! My deepest condolences to the friends, family, and supporters of Advisor Shri Toshi Wungtung Ji. Deeply saddened by his passing. He was a compassionate leader whose farsightedness, kind words, and deeds affected numerous lives. May his soul rest in peace! pic.twitter.com\/sprvSt0f48<\/a><\/p>\n — Yanthungo Patton (@YanthungoPatton) July 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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