Former Union minister and sitting Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed died today following a cardiac arrest at his residence in Kolkata.
The 64-year-old is survived by wife and two sons.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Uluberia constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket.
Ahmed had served as the Union Minister of State for Tourism in the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh government.
He was elected to the West Bengal Assembly twice.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled his death.
Ahmed, who was president of Mohammedan Sporting Club in Kolkata, had served as the junior minister for tourism for three years till 2012.
Before joining the TMC, he belonged to the Congress party and was elected to the West Bengal legislative assembly twice.
Lately, Ahmed was in the news as one of the key accused in the Narada TV sting operation case, and was facing investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the time of his death.
