Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM founder Shibu Soren is no longer in this world. On Tuesday, August 5, his last rites will be performed in his ancestral village Nemra (District Ramgarh) with full state honors.

There is not only a wave of mourning in the political world due to his death, but the sorrow of losing a column like the soul of Jharkhand is being seen in every heart. On this sad news, son and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said as his first response, “Today I am zero.”

Baba’s shadow is no more- Hemant Soren

While paying tribute to Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren has written heart touching things on Facebook. He wrote, “I am going through the most difficult days of my life.
The father was not shared only from my head, the pillar of the soul of Jharkhand went away. I did not just call him ‘Baba’, he was my guide, my thoughts were roots, and there were shadows like a forest that saved thousands of Jharkhandis from sun and injustice. My Baba was very simple. Born in a small house in Nemra village, where there was poverty, there was hunger, but had courage. He lost his father as a child. The exploitation of Zamindari gave him such a fire. Which made him struggling all his life. “

When Hemant Soren asked- Why do you call you Dishom Guru?

Hemant Soren in his tribute emphasized that his father never considered power to be an achievement. He has seen him. While running a plow, sitting among the people, did not just give speeches, won the grief of the people. In childhood, when I used to ask him: “Baba, why do you call you Dishom Guru?” So he would smile and say: “Son, I only understood his sorrow and made his fight my own.” That title was neither written in any book, nor Parliament gave – came out of the hearts of the people of Jharkhand. ‘Dishom’ means society, ‘Guru’ means that show the way. And to be honest, Baba did not just show us the way, taught us to walk.

He never considered power as an achievement- Hemant Soren

‘In childhood, I saw them struggling only, I saw the elders fighting with elders. I was afraid but Baba never scared. They used to say: “If standing against injustice is a crime, then I will be guilty again and again.” Baba’s struggle cannot explain any book. He was in his sweat, in his voice, and his slippers covered in a torn heel.
When the state of Jharkhand became the state, his dream came true, but he never considered power as an achievement. He said: “This state is not a chair for me, it is the identity of my people.” Today is not Baba, but his voice is echoing within me. I learned to fight you, Baba, not to bow down.

I am going through the most difficult days of my life.
My head did not just shared the father,
The pillar of the soul of Jharkhand went away.

I didn’t just call them ‘Baba’
He was my guide, the roots of my thoughts,
And there were that forest shadow
Which gave thousands of millions of Jharkhandis
Sun and…

– Hemant Soren (@hemantSorenjm) August 5, 2025

Will not let Jharkhand bow down- Hemant Soren

Being emotional, Hemant wrote, “I learned to love you without any selfishness. Now you are not among us, but you are in every footpath of Jharkhand. In every mandar’s beat, in the soil of every farm, every poor you look into the eyes of every poor. Now the dream you have dreamed of, I will not let Jharkhand bend, I will not let your name be erased. Give up your son, you will have to follow your son

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren said goodbye to the world at the age of 81. He breathed his last at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi on 8.56 in the morning of Monday (August 4). Shibu Soren was struggling with long illness. Two days ago, he was given ventilator support due to overcrowding health.

Shibu Soren has left the family behind him alone. Shibu Soren was survived by his wife Rupi Soren and four children. Durga Soren was the eldest of three sons and a daughter. Then daughter Anjali Soren, third at number three is Hemant Soren (current Chief Minister of Jharkhand) and youngest Basant Soren.

What is the religion of Shibu Soren?
Born in Ramgarh district (then Bihar) on 11 January 1944, Shibu Soren comes from Santhal community. Shibu Soren, a three -time Chief Minister, was currently a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand.

How many times did Shibu Soren become Chief Minister?
For the first time in 2005, he became the Chief Minister for 10 days, when he took over from March 2 to March 12. Then, for the second time in the year 2008-09 and for the third time in the year 2009-10, he took responsibility for the post of Chief Minister.

Apart from this, Shibu Soren also took responsibility for the post of Union Minister thrice. In the year 2004, 2004-05 and then 2005-06 he became the Minister of Coal three times. Earlier, he was a Lok Sabha MP from Dumka from 1980-84 and 1989-99. Then from the year 2002 to 2019, he took the responsibility of MP.

Shibu Soren’s big role in the formation of Jharkhand
Shibu Soren founded the Santhal Navayuvak Sangh at the age of 18. After this, in the year 1972, he along with AK Roy and Binod Bihari Mahato formed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. The ‘separate state movement’ gave Shibu Soren a identity. Due to this, Jharkhand became a separate state from Bihar in the year 2000.

Shibu Soren’s life introduction
All three sons of Shibu Soren were active in politics. However, in 2009, the eldest son Durga Soren died suddenly while being an MLA. He met his bed in a dead state. Durga Soren’s wife Sita Soren is currently in BJP. They have three daughters. In addition, Shibu Soren’s youngest son Basant is the head of JMM’s Youth Wing. At the same time, Anjali Soren is a social worker.

Kalpana Soren, wife of Hemant Soren, is also an MLA and is handling the responsibility of Gandey seat. Hemant and Kalpana Soren have two sons Nikhil and Ansh. Clapna is Soren B.Tech and MBA.