Desmond Tutu Passes Away At 90, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Dalai Lama Pay Rich Tributes

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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced He was 90.

An uncompromising foe of apartheid South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression against the Black majority Tutu worked tirelessly, though non-violently, for its downfall.

Throughout the 1980s when South Africa was gripped by anti-apartheid violence and a state of emergency giving police and the military sweeping powers Tutu was one of the most prominent Blacks able to speak out against abuses

Several Leaders Paid their Tributes on twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was a guiding light for countless people globally. His emphasis on human dignity and equality will be forever remembered. I am deeply saddened by his demise, and extend my heartfelt condolences to all his admirers. May his soul rest in peace.

Rahul Gandhi, Former Congress president

My condolences on the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He was a champion of the anti-apartheid movement and a Gandhian.
Such great heroes of social justice will always be a source of inspiration to all of us across the world.

Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP

Dalai Lama

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres too mourned Tutu’s passing away