GORAKHPUR: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday condoled the death of former Deoria MP and retired Lieutenant General Shriprakash Mani Tripathi, who passed away in New Delhi on Sunday.Soon after receiving the news, the chief minister spoke to his son, Deoria MP Shashank Mani Tripathi, over the phone and expressed his condolences.Yogi will visit Barpar village in Baitalpur block of Deoria district, the former MP’s native village, on Monday to pay his last respects.The chief minister also expressed profound grief in a condolence message posted on his social media account on X. “The demise of Shri Tripathi is extremely saddening. My humble tribute. I pray to Lord Ram to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this immense loss. Om Shanti,” he wrote.Tripathi, who represented Deoria in the Lok Sabha multiple times, was also a senior Indian Army officer and retired as a lieutenant general. He had been unwell for some time. His son, Shashank Mani Tripathi, is currently the sitting MP from Deoria.