: Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra dies at 66 #IndiaNEWS Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra died late on Wednesday. He was 66.His son Kushan Mitra confirmed

Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra dies at 66 #IndiaNEWS
Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra died late on Wednesday. He was 66.His son Kushan Mitra confirmed the news on Twitter. “Dad passed away late last night,??? he wrote. “He had been suffering for a while.???Chandra Mitra was the editor of The Pioneer. In June, he resigned as the printer and publisher of the newspaper.Chandan Mitra began his journalism career with The Statesman in Kolkata, then moved to The Times of India in Delhi and later worked as an editor at The Sunday Observer.He also worked with the Hindustan Times as an executive editor. Following this, he joined The Pioneer. Chandan Mitra eventually gained control of the newspaper from the previous owners in 1998 when the company ran into financial troubles, according to Firstpost. Chandan Mitra studied at the La Martinière For Boys in Kolkata and was a batchmate of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Swapan Dasgupta.The veteran journalist joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in 2018. As a BJP leader, he served as a two-term Rajya Sabha MP between August 2003 and 2009, and then again between June 2010 and 2016. The politician was a close aide of BJP veteran leader LK Advani.I am posting a photograph of Chandan Mitra and me together during a school trip in 1972. Be happy my dear friend wherever you are. Om Shanti...Read more

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