GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled the demise of popular TV journalist Rohit Sardana on Friday. Sonowal said Sardana’s death is a huge loss to India’s media fraternity.
Sonowal took to Twitter to express his grief, “Anguished to know about the untimely demise of renowned TV journalist Rohit Sardana ji. A huge loss to India’s media fraternity, my deepest condolences to his family and well-wishers. Om Shanti.”
Anguished to know about the untimely demise of renowned TV journalist Rohit Sardana ji. A huge loss to India’s media fraternity, my deepest condolences to his family and well-wishers. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/x0UdoOtcKe
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) April 30, 2021
NEDA convenor and Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma also mourned the demise of the senior journalist.
“This is a big jolt for journalism. I deeply mourn the untimely demise of fearless and bright
@aajtak
journalist #RohitSardana. So painful for the family & friends. My prayers and condolences,” Sarma tweeted.
This is a big jolt for journalism. I deeply mourn the untimely demise of fearless and bright @aajtak journalist #RohitSardana.
So painful for the family & friends. My prayers and condolences.
ॐ शांति 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/LSIVDfQBjA
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 30, 2021
Rohit Sardana, one of the senior anchors of Hindi news channel Aaj Tak passed away on Friday.
On April 24, Sardana had tweeted that he had contracted the coronavirus. Reports said that he passed away after suffering a heart attack.
Sardana had joined Aaj Tak in 2017 after he left Zee News. He hosted the debate show “Dangal” on Aaj Tak.
Sardana was a recipient of the 2018 Ganesh Vidyarthi Puraskar Award. He was among the most popular faces of TV news journalism in India.
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