Senior journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik dies at 78

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik died on Tuesday after fainting at his Gurugram house. He was 78.

“The senior journalist fainted in the bathroom at his Gurugram house in the morning and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead,” his non-public assistant Mohan advised PTI.

He added that Vaidik was wholesome generally and had even gone to Delhi on Monday.

“The doctors have suspected heart attack to be the possible cause of death,” Mohan stated.

Vaidik labored with the Press Trust of India (PTI) for a decade because the Founder-Editor of its Hindi information company ‘Bhasha’.

He additionally held the place of editor (views) at Navbharat Times of the Times Group.

He was additionally the final chairperson of Bharatiya Bhasha Sammelan, an organisation working to guard the rights of Indian languages.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to the veteran journalist on his official Twitter deal with.

“Shri Ved Pratap Vaidik ji was a fierce journalist and columnist who used to express his opinion on contemporary issues through his writings. He also had a deep hold on national and international subjects. His demise has left a void in Hindi journalism. My condolences to his family. Om Shanti,” Singh tweeted in Hindi.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan additionally tweeted paying condolences.

“Received the sad news of the demise of senior journalist Dr Ved Pratap Vaidik ji. I pray to God to grant the departed soul a place in his holy feet and strength to the family members to bear this deep sorrow. Om Shanti,” Chauhan wrote.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel stated Vaidik’s dying was a loss to Hindi journalism.

“Chief Minister Shri @bhupeshbaghel expressed deep condolences on the sudden demise of senior journalist. He said that Vaidik ji was a moving school of journalism. His demise has caused irreparable loss to Hindi journalism,” the Chhattisgarh chief minister’s workplace tweeted.

Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari stated Vaidik was a fearless journalist.

“My heartfelt tribute to senior journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik ji. He will always be remembered as a fearless journalist. He was a good friend of mine personally, his demise is a great loss to the journalism world. May god give peace to the departed soul and give strength to the family members. Om Shanti,” he stated.

Vaidik is survived by a son and a daughter.

NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik died on Tuesday after fainting at his Gurugram house. He was 78.

“The senior journalist fainted in the bathroom at his Gurugram house in the morning and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead,” his non-public assistant Mohan advised PTI.

He added that Vaidik was wholesome generally and had even gone to Delhi on Monday.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );