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Chandigarh: Padma Shri and Olympian Ajitpal Singh, who captained the Indian team that won the 1975 Hockey World Cup, was shocked when his wife and international basketball player Kiran Ajitpal Singh passed away. Kiran Ajitpal Singh passed away today in New Delhi at the age of 69. He was walking ill for some time. Kiran Ajitpal Singh’s last rites will be performed in New Delhi tomorrow.
Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare shared his grief with hockey Olympian Ajitpal Singh and described his wife’s death as a big loss to the sports world. He said that both Ajitpal Singh and his wife Kiran Ajitpal Singh have brought laurels to the state and the country by representing India at the international level in the field of sports. Meet Hare expressed his deepest condolences to Ajitpal Singh and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.
At the same time, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal also posted a Facebook post expressing grief over the death of Kiran Ajitpal Singh and prayed to God to give peace to his soul and strength to the family to bear this sorrow.