Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pum was found dead at his residence on Tuesday morning. Also read: Kalikho Pul’s body found hanging from ceiling fan, 3-day state mourningHere is a brief profile:Kalikho Pul was sworn in as eighth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in February this year. Also read: Politicians react to Kalikho Pul’s deathPul was general secretary of his college union for all the three years he was there. Kalikho had served as Arunachal CM from February till July and he was at the centre of recent political turmoil in the state after he, along with other MLAs, rebeled against his party Congress. In fact, he served as a minister for 22 of his 23 years as MLA.

Source: Indian Express August 09, 2016 05:33 UTC