Absolutely devastating to hear about Shri Gopinathaji Mundes sudden demise. I was operating in KEM when I got the message and could not believe it. Rushed to Dr Praveen Bangar our senior Med. Officer and my beloved colleague who is Gopinathjis nephew. Time alone will tell what happened but it seems that this must have been a sudden arrythmia and arrest after being thrown forward from the backseat and whiplash effect or flail chest and its aftermath. One wonders if we should now make wearing back seat belts mandatory to and all and also make 6 airbags including the lateral impact air bags compulsory in all cars. We lost a great statesman and a true son of soil. I had three or four personal interactions with him which were extremely pleasant and I will always remember him as an astute Maharashtrian politician. RIP.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:05:06 +0000