Gurgaon: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal, who rose to prominence playing a leading role in the Ram Janambhoomi movement in the late &rsquo;80s and after, died yesterday at a private hospital.
<img title="A file photo of Ashok Singhal with PM Narendra Modi Pic/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/nov/18-Ashok-Singhal-PM.jpg" alt="A file photo of Ashok Singhal with PM Narendra Modi Pic/PTI" /> A file photo of Ashok Singhal with PM Narendra Modi Pic/PTI
Singhal (89), who was admitted to Medanta Medicity hospital on last Saturday with complaints of acute breathlessness and other problems, died at 2.24 pm following cardio-vascular failure and septicaemia, VHP President (International) Pravin Togadia, himself a doctor, told media.
A bachelor and an RSS pracharak all his life, Singhal, adopted an aggressive style in the &lsquo;kar sewak&rsquo; campaign in the build up to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992. &mdash; Agencies

The 89-year-old VHP leader, Ashok Singhal, died last afternoon following cardio-vascular failure and septicaemia

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