Editor-in-chief of National Herald and former Outlook Hindi editor, Neelabh Mishra, passed away today at a Chennai Hospital.

He was critically ill and with complications resulting from non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

Mishra, 57, was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai earlier this month, and developed multiple organ failure before a liver transplant could be carried out.

Mishra steered the re-launch of National Herald, the newspaper.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi condoled his death, describing him as one who spoke the truth to power.

An Editor's Editor. A man who spoke truth to power. An institution builder. On Neelabh Mishra's tragic passing away this morning, my deepest condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and admirers. #NationalHerald

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 24, 2018

“An editor's editor. A man who spoke truth to power. An institution builder. On Neelabh Mishra's tragic passing away this morning, my deepest condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and admirers,” he tweeted.

Neelabh Mishra, Editor-in-Chief of National Herald and former Editor of Outlook Hindi, is no more. We will miss his kind, gentle and erudite presence and, of course, his honest journalism. RIP Neelabh.

— Rajesh Ramachandran (@rajeshramand) February 24, 2018

 "We will miss his kind, gentle and erudite presence and, of course, his honest journalism. RIP Neelabh," said Editor-in-chief of Outlook, Rajesh Ramachandran .