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Congress, NCP leaders pay homage to late R R Patil on 1st death anniversary

Sangli, Feb 16 (UNI) Senior leaders of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress party, including NCP's national and state presidents Sharad Pawar and Sunil Tatkare along with hundreds of people, paid homage to former Maharashtra home minister and senior NCP leader R R Patil on his first death anniversary.
Patil, who was suffering from cancer, had passed away in Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on February 16 last year.
Hundreds of people, including Patil's supporters, gathered at the Anjani village in Tasgaon tehsil of the district, the native place of Patil. They offered their prayers and floral tributes at the 'Nirmal Sthal' (Clean Place), where Patil was cremated with full state honors on February 16 last year.
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