Leila Kabir, 88, the famous social worker and wife of the late socialist leader George Fernandes, died on Thursday evening in her residence in Delhi after a long battle with cancer.
Who was Leila Kabir?
She was born in a prominent family – her father Humayun Kabir was a respected teacher and former Minister of Trade unions. Kabir was an active social worker and held the position of assistant director on the Indian Red Cross.
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According to reports, she first met the socialist leader and politician George Fernandes on the flight from Calcutta to Delhi, which meant the beginning of their relationship and two later married 22 July 1971.
In the 1970s she played an active role in humanitarian efforts, especially during the Bangladesh war, where it served with a red cross.
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The couple had a son, Sean Fernandes. Although Leila and George separated in the middle of the age of 80, they never divorced. In 2010, she returned to him as he fought with Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease, managed his medical treatment and remained next to his side until his death in January 2019.
The press announced that he quoted journalists and former politician Santosh Bhartiya: “At that time, Leila stood beside him and took care of him as if he were a toddler … Leila and George Sahab had helped him, taught him how to live again.
Leila Kabir would remember her politically active role during critical moments, such as an emergency that meant the famous episode in Fernandes’s six -year public life.
According to Indian Express, former leader Janata Dal (united) Aneel Prasad Hegde, who participated in the cremation of Leily Kabir on behalf of Bihar’s main Minister Nitish Kumar, remembered that Leila and George Fernandes were in 1975. subordinate to Fernandes, who was because of his president due to his president, and that he became Fernandes, who was subordinated, that it was in 1975.
At that time, Leila stood beside him and took care of him as if he were a toddler.
Meanwhile, Leila with her newborn son traveled to the United States and other countries and led the campaign against the emergency emergency in India. According to the report, she returned to India 22 months later after being canceled.
(With Indian Express inputs, printing)
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