George Mathew Fernandes (born 3 June 1930) is a former Indian trade unionist, politician, journalist, agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He was a key member of the Janata Dal, and is the founder of the Samata Party. He has held several ministerial portfolios including communications, industry, railways, and defence, and was the only Christian minister in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet.
A native of Mangalore, Fernandes was sent to Bangalore in 1946 to be trained as a priest. In 1949 he moved to Bombay, where he joined the socialist trade union movement. Becoming a fiery trade union leader, Fernandes organised many strikes and bandhs in Bombay in the 1950s and 1960s He Was Working in Indian Railways Service. He defeated Mr S K Patil a Indian national Congress stalwart in the 1967 parliamentary elections from the South Bombay (now south Mumbai) constituency and was known as a giant killer.The most notable agitation he organised was the 1974 Railway strike, when he was President of the All India Railwaymen's Federation. Fernandes went underground during the Emergency era of 1975, while challenging Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing a state of emergency, but in 1976 he was arrested and tried in the infamous Baroda dynamite case.
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88. George Fernandes was the Defence Minister in the NDA government when the Kargil war broke out between India and Pakistan.
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George Fernandes died on January 29, 2019. He was a veteran socialist leader and a legendary trade unionist. George started his political career in 1967. He contested Bombay south seat as samyukt socialist party candidate. He defeated heavyweight Congress leader SK Patil and gained the new name 'George the giant killer.'
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Fernandes was one of the most charismatic socialist leaders of his generation. George Fernandes belonged to a rare bunch of political leaders who rose above caste, religious and regional identities to leave a mark on Indian politics. The Veteran parliamentarian passed away today at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness. And we at HW news network pray that the departed soul rests in peace.
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Fernandes was one of the most charismatic socialist leaders of his generation. George Fernandes belonged to a rare bunch of political leaders who rose above caste, religious and regional identities to leave a mark on Indian politics. The Veteran parliamentarian passed away today at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness. And we at HW news network pray that the departed soul rests in peace.
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George Fernandes died on January 29, 2019. He was a veteran socialist leader and a legendary trade unionist. George started his political career in 1967. He contested Bombay south seat as samyukt socialist party candidate. He defeated heavyweight Congress leader SK Patil and gained the new name 'George the giant killer.'
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George Fernandes died on January 29, 2019. He was a veteran socialist leader and a legendary trade unionist. George started his political career in 1967. He contested Bombay south seat as samyukt socialist party candidate. He defeated heavyweight Congress leader SK Patil and gained the new name 'George the giant killer.'
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy expressed his condolences on the death of former Defence Minister George Fernandes.
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George Mathew Fernandes (born 3 June 1930) is a former Indian trade unionist, politician, journalist, agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He was a key member of the Janata Dal, and is the founder of the Samata Party. He has held several ministerial portfolios including communications, industry, railways, and defence, and was the only Christian minister in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet.
A native of Mangalore, Fernandes was sent to Bangalore in 1946 to be trained as a priest. In 1949 he moved to Bombay, where he joined the socialist trade union movement. Becoming a fiery trade union leader, Fernandes organised many strikes and bandhs in Bombay in the 1950s and 1960s He Was Working in Indian Railways Service. He defeated Mr S K Patil a Indian national Congress stalwart in the 1967 parliamentary elections from the South Bombay (now south Mumbai) constituency and was known as a giant killer.The most notable agitation he organised was the 1974 Railway strike, when he was President of the All India Railwaymen's Federation. Fernandes went underground during the Emergency era of 1975, while challenging Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing a state of emergency, but in 1976 he was arrested and tried in the infamous Baroda dynamite case.
Andrew Ridgeley - one half of the duet, alongside his dear late friend GeorgeMichael - however never makes any money from it, as the pair decided to donate all the money to Ethiopian famine relief.
Duo GeorgeMichael and Andrew Ridgeley's number one hit came top, with 40% of people selecting the 1980s ballad Last Christmas as their choice ... 'There is an incompleteness being here without George ... 'George came as a chaperone.
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The trip was also designed as a tribute to George, following his death in 2016 at the age of 53, with Andrew telling a documentary marking the anniversary. 'There is an incompleteness being here without George ... 'George came as a chaperone.
On behalf of the government, GeorgeFernandes, Arif Mohammad Khan and Sharad Yadav put up a brave front by defending PM Singh. Fernandes said that the day Mandal Commission report was accepted by the government, he had prepared himself for the fall.
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MUMBAI ... He looked up to Pawar in his early years ... Shinde’s list ... Atal Behari Vajpayee had a soft spot for Socialist GeorgeFernandes, and gave him the crucial defence portfolio in the NDA regime. Fernandes would address Balasaheb Thackeray as just ‘Bal’.
The next day, the same friend connected Bertie with a consumer durables analyst, looking for similar insights.Old-timers refer to GeorgeFernandes as the father of Indian capital markets, given his ...