In a huge setback to India, Father of DNA finger printing in India, Lalji Singh has passed away. The eminent scientist was 70 years old, passed away after suffering a massive heart attack at the Varanasi airport.
The former Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Vice Chancellor was on his way to Delhi but complained of severe chest pain at the Lal Bahadur Shastri airport late on Sunday night.
He was rushed to the BHU hospital but could not be saved.
Singh, was the founder of the premier Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad and was the director of the CCMB between 1998 to 2009.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has mourned the demise of Singh and has said that in his passing away, the country has lost an eminent scientist and an illustrious teacher.
बनारस हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय के पूर्व कुलपति पद्मश्री डाॅ0 लालजी सिंह जी के निधन पर दुःख पंहुचा, उनके निधन से देश ने एक प्रखर शिक्षक एवं उच्च कोटि का वैज्ञानिक खो दिया है। ईश्वर से दिवंगत आत्मा की शांति एवं परिजनों को संबल देने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) December 11, 2017
