Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave passed away suddenly on Thursday morning.

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Twitter, saying he was with Dave ''till late last evening''.

Sixty-year-old Dave complained of uneasiness at his home on Thursday morning and was rushed to AIIMS where he passed away, according to official sources. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009.

Only a day earlier, Dave had met a six-member delegation representing those protesting against the approval given for commercial use of genetically-modified mustard by the crop regulator.

He assured the protesters that their grievances would be addressed on the "right platform".

Colleagues from Dave’s party – Bharatiya Janata Party – took to Twitter to express their condolences. Most described him as soft spoken and kind.

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