Ramdas Nayak was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party from Mumbai. He was shot dead on 25 August 1994 by Dawood's gang at the age of 52. [1] He contested Vidhan Sabha elections 3-4 times with BJP, and served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kherwadi seat, near Bandra, in 1970s. He is best remembered for his 12-year-long private legal battle over the cement scandal which forced Antulay to resign as the state's chief minister.[2]

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  1. ↑ "16 years after murder, Dawood shooter held". 16 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rediff on the NeT: 5 years' RI for 4 in Ramdas Nayak murder case".

3. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/BJP-Bombay-unit-chief-shot-dead/article20851370.ece

4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/d-company-shooter-feroz-kokani-dead/articleshow/3395332.cms 5. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19940915-with-one-more-gangland-style-killing-of-politician-bombay-to-resemble-dacoit-dominated-city-809657-1994-09-14

6. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ramdas_Nayak_MLA_BJP.jpg

7. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/25/Indian-party-leader-shot-dead/3137777787200/

8. https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/oct/05nayak.htm

9. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bombay-tense-after-shooting-1378680.html

10. https://bombaywiki.with.camp/Cement_Scam

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