BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta passes away

President of Badminton Association of India Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away on Wednesday morning after a heart attack.

National coach Pullela Gopichand mourned the death of Gupta. “It is a big loss to the badminton fraternity of India,” he said.

Meanwhile doubles specialist Jwala



Gutta too tweeted the death of Gupta. “My heartfelt condolences to the family of our badminton president who passed away… #akhileshdasgupta #RIP,” she tweeted

Saina Nehwal also expressed her condolence through twitter, “It is a really shocking news that Akhilesh Das Gupta passed away.”