Kapildeo Singh was an Indian Socialist leader and the General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party.[1]
Life
editSingh was a veteran follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and designated the new Samajwadi Party's ideology as one based on socialist ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Ram Manohar Lohia.[2] He took an active part in the freedom struggle and political emancipation of the masses after independence.[3] He died in 2002, and his funeral was attended by both Mulayam Singh Yadav and Laloo Yadav.[4]
References
edit- ^ "'Use Article 355 against T.N. Govt.'". The Hindu. 9 July 2001. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Shafiuzzaman (2003). The Samajwadi Party: A Study of Its Social Base, Ideology, and Programme. A.P.H. Pub. Corp. p. 195. ISBN 978-81-7648-448-0.
- ^ V.Gangadhar (4 April 2008). "Nitish, Mulayam only Praise for each other". Patna Daily.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Mulayam, Laloo assail NDA govt". The Times of India. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2008.