LUDHIANA, Jan 14:Former Punjab Chief Ministe Surjit Singh Barnala died on Saturday after a brief spell of illness.
Barnala , he was 91, ruled Punjab from 1985 to 1987, was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) recently where he breathed his last on Saturday.
Remained Governor of Tamil Nadu (1990-91 and 2004-2011) and Andhra Pradesh (2003-2004), he was the first governor of the then newly-created state of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) from November 2000 to January 2003.
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