Derek O'Brien's father and former Lok Sabha member Neil O'Brien passes away

On Friday, TMC MP and national spokesperson tweeted that his father Neil O’ Brien had passed away. He had been admitted to a Kolkata hospital. Derek O’Brien wrote on Twitter: “Saddest tweet I've ever written. Dad Neil O'Brien gone. Passed at home, Kolkata, quiz pioneer, ex ICSE chief, AI community icon, educationist. When the Great Questioner in the Sky asks u that Final Question even a quiz legend does not have an answer. Neil 0'Brien my dad. My champion.” 

Saddest tweet I've ever written. Dad Neil O'Brien gone.Passed at home Kolkata,quiz pioneer, ex ICSE chief, AI community icon, educationist

— Derek O'Brien (@quizderek) June 24, 2016

When the Great Questioner in the Sky asks u that Final Question even a quiz legend does not have an answer.Neil 0'Brien my dad. My champion

— Derek O'Brien (@quizderek) June 24, 2016

A former member of Lok Sabha, Neil O'Brien was also a three-time nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in West Bengal and an educationist. He was the chairman of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and managing director of Oxford University Press, India. As a leader of the Anglo-Indian community, he was the president-in-chief of All-India Anglo-Indian Association and headed the Frank Anthony group of schools.