The first tweets on Deshmukh's passing

Farhan Azmi ‏@abufarhanazmi RIP Vilasrao Deshmukh Ji.. An extremely sad day.. May God give the family, courage & patience to bear this huge loss :(

His father, Abu Azmi is the Maharashtra chief of the Samajwadi Party.


Vijay Mallya ‏@TheVijayMallya Very sorry to hear about the sad passing away of Vilasrao Deshmukh. He was an outstanding leader and a friend.


Narendra Modi ‏@narendramodi Sad to know about the demise of Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh. May his soul rest in peace. My condolences to his family.