JMM founder Shibu Soren, father of Hemant Soren, dies at 81

Shibu Soren passes away — New Delhi: In this July 26, 2023 file photo, former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren at the Parliament House complex, in New Delhi. Soren on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, passed away. (PTI Photo)

Ranchi: JMM founder Shibu Soren died on Monday, his son and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said.

He was 81.

He was undergoing treatment at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for over a month for kidney-related problems.

“Respected Dishom Guruji has left us all… I have become ‘shunya’ (zero) today,” Hemant Soren posted on X.

आदरणीय दिशोम गुरुजी हम सभी को छोड़कर चले गए हैं।

आज मैं शून्य हो गया हूँ…
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) August 4, 2025

New Delhi: Police personnel stand guard outside Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after the demise of JMM founder and former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren at the age of 81, in New Delhi, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) workers at party state headquarters after the demise of party founder and former state CM Shibu Soren at the age of 81, in Ranchi, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Shibu Soren had been regularly receiving treatment at the hospital for an extended period of time.

“He was admitted here recently, so we came to see him. His health issues are currently being examined,” Hemant Soren had said on June 24 when his father was admitted to the hospital in the national capital.

Shibu Soren had been the leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for the past 38 years and is recognised as the party’s founding patron.