Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat died at a private hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday at the age of 63.

According to media reports, he was rushed to Primus Hospital in Chanakyapuri after he suffered a heart attack.

Kamat had been the president of Mumbai Congress.

Congress general secretary and former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter and termed it an “irreparable loss” for the party.

“Shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the sudden demise of Senior Congress leader Sh. Gurudas Kamat ji. His passing away is an irreparable loss for us. My heartfelt condolences to his family members, may god give them strength to bear this loss. May his soul Rest in peace,” he tweeted.

Shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the sudden demise of Senior Congress leader Sh. Gurudas Kamat ji. His passing away is an irreparable loss for us. My heartfelt condolences to his family members, may god give them strength to bear this loss. May his soul Rest in peace.

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) August 22, 2018

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also expressed grief over  the sudden demise of Kamat.

“Shocked and deeply anguished to learn about the sudden demise of Senior Congress Leader Sh Gurudas Kamat ji.

No words are enough to describe the sense of loss.

My deepest condolences to his family, friends and followers.

I pray for the departed soul.”

Shocked and deeply anguished to learn about the sudden demise of Senior Congress Leader Sh Gurudas Kamat ji.

No words are enough to describe the sense of loss.

My deepest condolences to his family, friends and followers.
I pray for the departed soul. pic.twitter.com/nwFJivKAim

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) August 22, 2018

In his last tweet, posted 10 hours ago, Kamat greeted the nation on Eid-ul-Adha.

“#EidMubarak to all my friends celebrating #EidAlAdha . May all your prayers be accepted. May peace, joy and happiness never depart from your lives and homes.

Happy celebrations!,” Kamat had tweeted.

#EidMubarak to all my friends celebrating #EidAlAdha . May all your prayers be accepted. May peace, joy and happiness never depart from your lives and homes.
Happy celebrations! #ईद_उल_अजहा के पुरमुस्सर्रत मौके पर आप सभी को तहे दिल से मुबारकबाद। #ईद_मुबारक pic.twitter.com/WfXX4dc6k9

— Gurudas Kamat (@KamatGurudas) August 21, 2018

On August 19 and 20, he had attended events organised in Maharashtra to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

After attending the events, he had tweeted his several photographs.

“Paid floral tributes to Former Prime Minister and our beloved leader BharatRatna Shri Rajiv Gandhi this morning at the DN Nagar Center with Party Leaders and Workers,” he wrote on Twitter.

Paid floral tributes to Former Prime Minister and our beloved leader BharatRatna Shri Rajiv Gandhi this morning at the DN Nagar Center with Party Leaders and Workers.#RajivGandhi pic.twitter.com/SE6brQzWyF

— Gurudas Kamat (@KamatGurudas) August 20, 2018

Kamat was a senior Congress leader from Maharashtra. He served as the Union Minister during UPA II government.

Kamat was minister of state (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs during UPA II government. In 2011, he was also assigned charge as MoS in the telecommunications and information technology ministry.

He was party in-charge for Gujarat affairs, but was removed in April 2017 to be replaced by Ashok Gehlot.