Freedom fighter Bhaskar Pandurang Ayre passes away

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Thane, Feb 15 : Freedom fighter Bhaskar Pandurang Ayre died here tonight after a brief illness.

Ayre, 80, is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons.

His funeral will be held at Jawhar tomorrow at 1030 hrs.

Ayre, who belonged to the Thane district, had participated in the Goa freedom struggle.

He was actively participating in all activities of the Jawhar princely state, predominantly tribal region, which was later converted into a Taluka in Thane districts.

He was part of the batch from Thane district which under the leadership of late Vasudeo Karandikar took part in the Satyagraha at Daman on August 15, 1955.

Ayre served as a driver with the State Transport Corporation of Maharashtra for some time.

Meanwhile, a well-known social worker Ravindra Vaidya condoled his death, saying it was an irreparable loss to people of Jawhar.

A number of prominent people from Jawhar and from all walks of life visited his house and condoled his death. (UNI)

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