India, Aug. 5 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was undergoing dialysis treatment at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi and had been on ventilatory support.

The 79-year-old politician, known for his outspoken criticism of the Modi government following his removal as Governor of Meghalaya, had been in the headlines recently over a corruption case. Earlier in May, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Malik and seven others in connection with the alleged irregularities in awarding a rs 2,200-crore civil works contract for the Kiru Hydropower Project.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had visited Malik at RML Hospital on May 23 during his peri...