It is a day of tragedy for the Congress party, with another senior, loved & respected member of our family in Karnataka, Shri Jaffer Sharief Ji, passing away today. My condolences to his family, friends & supporters in their time of grief. #JafferSharief
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 25, 2018
Sharief was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times. He had started his political career under Lingayat strongman S Nijalingappa but had sided with Indira Gandhi following the split in Congress. Jaffer Sharief is survived by a son and two daughters. - PTC News -One of @INCIndia’s senior most leaders, many times MP and one of India’s most successful Railway minister, Karnataka’s very own son Sri CK Jaffer Shareef has passed away. A national leader who had a great connect across all communities, a truly secular leader. My condolences.
— Dinesh Gundu Rao (@dineshgrao) November 25, 2018