NEW DELHI, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - Habib Miyan, India's oldest man, died on Tuesday morning in Jaipur at the age of 130, the Sahara Samay TV channel said.
According to his pension records, Habib was born on May 20, 1878, the same year as Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. He was the world's oldest pensioner, having received his pension since 1938.
Habib claimed to be 138, which would have made him the world's oldest man. However, according to the TV channel, he has in the past made several contradictory claims as to his age.
