<p>Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the voice of socialist ideas has fallen silent with the demise of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.</p>.<p>Yadav (82) died on Monday at a hospital in Gurugram after prolonged illness.</p>.<p>As the defence minister of the country and the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the contribution of Yadav will remain unforgettable, Gandhi said in her message.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/mamata-banerjee-condoles-mulayam-singh-yadavs-death-1152254.html" target="_blank">Mamata Banerjee condoles Mulayam Singh Yadav's death</a></strong></p>.<p>"More than that, his struggle for the oppressed and downtrodden will always be remembered," she said.</p>.<p>Whenever there was a need to protect the constitutional values of the country, the Congress has always got his support, she added.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rip-mulayam-singh-yadav-samajwadi-party-akhilesh-yadav-uttar-pradesh-politics-hospital-1152170.html" target="_blank"><strong>RIP Mulayam Singh Yadav</strong></a></p>.<p>Yadav was hospitalised since August and was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Medanta Hospital on October 2.</p>.<p>Born on November 22, 1939 into a farming family in Saifai near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav spawned the state's most prominent political clan. PTI ASK DIV DIV</p>
<p>Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the voice of socialist ideas has fallen silent with the demise of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.</p>.<p>Yadav (82) died on Monday at a hospital in Gurugram after prolonged illness.</p>.<p>As the defence minister of the country and the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the contribution of Yadav will remain unforgettable, Gandhi said in her message.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/mamata-banerjee-condoles-mulayam-singh-yadavs-death-1152254.html" target="_blank">Mamata Banerjee condoles Mulayam Singh Yadav's death</a></strong></p>.<p>"More than that, his struggle for the oppressed and downtrodden will always be remembered," she said.</p>.<p>Whenever there was a need to protect the constitutional values of the country, the Congress has always got his support, she added.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rip-mulayam-singh-yadav-samajwadi-party-akhilesh-yadav-uttar-pradesh-politics-hospital-1152170.html" target="_blank"><strong>RIP Mulayam Singh Yadav</strong></a></p>.<p>Yadav was hospitalised since August and was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Medanta Hospital on October 2.</p>.<p>Born on November 22, 1939 into a farming family in Saifai near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav spawned the state's most prominent political clan. PTI ASK DIV DIV</p>