The veteran actor, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 (the same year as Khan), died in Mumbai. Khan died in Mumbai following a cardiac arrest. Jyotsna behen, as she was popularly called, died following a stroke in Gujarat. Dehlvi, who authored The Sufi Courtyard: Dargahs of Delhi, passed away at the national capital after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was never a part of Manmohan Singh's Cabinet yet enjoyed more power than any Cabinet minister,” writes Sandeep Phukan about Patel.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2020 08:08 UTC