Nagaland's former Minister and former President of Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) K V Pusa died today following a brief illness. He breathed his last at 12:55 AM at a private hospital in Kohima, family sources said. He was 63. Pusa, who was the sitting member of All India Congress Committee, had served as the Nagaland Minister for Veterinary and Animal Husbandry from 1998-1999 and Minister for Roads and Bridges from 2000-2003 in S C Jamir led Congress government.<br/><br/>'He was also the member of Nagaland Assembly in the opposition bench for two terms from 2003-08 and 2008-2013. Before joining Congress from 1998, Pusa had won the first time in 1993 as independent candidate from Southern<br/>Angami Assembly Constituency under Kohima district. Besides being a tall political leader, Pusa had served<br/>as leader in students organisation and chairman of renowned educational institutions like Baptist English and Mezhur HSS.<br/><br/>'His funeral service was held today at his private residence while the body was buried at his native village in Viswema, some 24 km from the state capital. Governor of Nagaland P B Acharya and Odissa S C Jamir, Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang and former CM of Arunachal Nabam Tuki condoled Pusa's death.