‘Lost experienced colleague due to Covid-19,' UP Deputy CM remembers Chetan Chauhan

Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan passed away on August 16. The 73-year-old Chauhan, who was also a Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh government, was admitted at the Sanjay Gandhi PGI Hospital in Lucknow after testing COVID-19 positive on July 12. He was initially admitted at SGPGI in Lucknow, and later moved to Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital. The former cricketer-turned-politician was suffering from kidney ailment. Speaking to ANI, Deputy Chief Minister of UP, Keshav Prasad Maurya said, “The demise of Chetan Chauhan is really sad. I am getting out of words to express my sorrow. I was really shocked after receiving the news of his death. We have lost an experienced colleague of ours due to COVID-19.” “He was like my elder brother and a friend,” he added.