India, Aug. 5 -- Satyapal Malik, the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness at New Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

Malik was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on May 11 and was on dialysis. He had been undergoing treatment for kidney-related complications.

Authorities at Delhi hospital said that the former Governor passed away at 1:10 PM on Tuesday, reported news agency ANI.

Satyapal Malik was an Indian politician who served as the last Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from August 2018 to October 2019.

During his tenure, Article 370 was abrogated and the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked on 5 August 2019. Today mark...