Shiv Sangram chief Vinayak Mete, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and an important voice of the Maratha community, died in a tragic accident that occurred on the Mumbai-Pune-Expressway Sunday morning. He was 52.
Mr. Mete, a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) and an influential leader from Beed district in the Marathwada region, was heading for a meeting called by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the Maratha reservation issue in Mumbai later in the day.
According to the Expressway police, Mr. Meter SUV (a Ford Endeavour) rammed into a vehicle ahead of them after his driver reportedly lost control of the car. The accident occurred a little after 5 a.m., said the expressway police.