Former Maharashtra Minister Shalinitai Patil passes away in Mumbai at 94

Former Maharashtra minister Shalinitai Patil the wife of late chief minister Vasantdada Patil passed away in Mumbai on Saturday She was 94 reported the PTIShalinitai Patil held ministerial posts in several Congressled governments during the 1980s She rose through the political ranks from being a member of the Satara district council to becoming president of the Congress womenrsquos wingDuring her long public career she represented Sangli in the Lok Sabha and also served as an MLA from Koregaon She was known for her strong views and direct style of politicsLeaders pay tributeNationalist Congress Party SP chief Sharad Pawar described her as a forthright and outspoken leaderShe criticised me as openly as she conveyed Vasantrao Patilrsquos message to colleagues urging them to accept Sharadrsquos leadership She never hesitated to express her views Pawar saidHe added that Shalinitai Patil was a clearspeaking leader a scholar of law and a former minister who left a lasting mark on public life hellip pictwittercomnbvtUj92KOmdash Sharad Pawar PawarSpeaks December 20 2025Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said Maharashtra had lost a distinguished personality I pay my heartfelt tribute to Shalinitai Patil By standing firmly by late Vasantrao Patil throughout his life she made a valuable contribution to social and public life he said hellip pictwittercomjHmQDgd4v9mdash Ajit Pawar AjitPawarSpeaks December 20 2025Udayanraje Bhosale MP from Satara said her guidance had been inspirational at many stages of his political and social life He recalled her advice during difficult times her lessons in patience and her commitment to honest public serviceThough she is no longer with us her thoughts and guidance will continue to inspire us Bhosale said hellip pictwittercomBIMait1cSumdash Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhonsle Chh_Udayanraje December 20 2025Anticorruption activist Anjali Damania on Saturday expressed deep grief over the passing of former Maharashtra minister Shalinitai PatilIn a post on X Damania said she was saddened by the news recalling that Shalinitai Patil had recently called her to meet and that they had last met on November 12She said Patil had openly expressed her displeasure over Ajit Pawar during their interaction Damania added that she had promised to carry forward Shalinitai Patilrsquos struggle and paid her a heartfelt tribute hellip pictwittercom9qHj6s0E8emdash Mrs Anjali Damania anjali_damania December 20 2025Nationalist Congress Party SP MP Supriya Sule on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of former MP and former Maharashtra minister Shalinitai PatilIn a post on X Sule said Patil had made a significant contribution to both political and social life and was known for putting forward her views firmly and standing by them She said Patilrsquos passing marked the loss of an active and impactful personality from Maharashtrarsquos political and social sphere and paid her heartfelt tribute hellip pictwittercomzuweEuVuubmdash Supriya Sule supriya_sule December 20 2025with PTI inputs