Jamshedpur, Aug. 30: The state vice-president of AITUC and three-time former CPI legislator from Ghatshila, Tikaram Majhi, passed away at the Tata Main Hospital today.

Majhi was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after he complained of chest pain and uneasiness. He was shifted to the intensive care unit that night after there was no improvement in his condition.

According to sources, he was suffering from heart ailment for the past couple of years.

A senior advocate of the Jamshedpur civil court, Majhi was also the former president of the Jamshedpur Bar Association. He was respected both within the party circle and among the advocates of the Jamshedpur court.

Majhi is survived by his wife and two sons.

“We are shocked at the sudden demise of Mahji. We knew that he was unwell but it is difficult to accept that he has passed away,” said the president of the district bar association, Mukti Podo Banerjee.

According to Majhi’s close associates, his last rites would be performed according to the tribal rituals.

“Since he was extremely popular among the party leaders, we shall wait for some time for leaders to visit the city from other parts of the state,” an associate said.

Majhi was associted for a long time with ICC Workers Union, the recognised union of the Ghatshila-based Indian Copper Complex (ICC), an unit of the state-owned Hindustan Copper Complex.

He was the president of the union for nearly two decades and had always worked for the betterment of the workers of the PSU.

According to some of his colleagues in the court, Majhi even fought cases of poor tribals free of cost.

“Majhi was a simple and kind-hearted person. He was respected by everybody, including the present general secretary of CPI, A.B. Bardhan,” said a CPI leader of Singhbhum.