RANCHI, July 4, 2024 (TBINN)
From taking charge of Jharkhand as its youngest chief minister at 38 years of age to establishing himself as a “fighter” for tribal rights, Hemant Soren, who returned at the helm for a third term days after his release from jail on bail, has had a chequered career.
Not the first choice of his father Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (J.M.M.) supremo Shibu Soren for inheriting his political legacy, Hemant was groomed in politics after his elder brother Durga died of suspected kidney failure in 2009.
Hemant Soren was released from jail on June 28, 2024, after nearly five months, after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on January 31, 2024.
Born on August 10, 1975, in Nemra Village near Hazaribag, Hemant Soren did his Intermediate from Patna High School and later joined Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra in Ranchi, but dropped out.
Known for his love for Badminton, Bi-cycles and books, Hemant has two children with his wife Kalpana.
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