George Fernandes Passes Away After Prolonged Illness, PM Rahul Gandhi Expresses Grief by Abbas Adil 11:36 | Tuesday January 29، 2019 11:36 | Tuesday January 29، 2019 New Delhi: Veteran socialist George Fernandes, 88, who was the defence minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, passed away today following a prolonged illness. Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer’s…