NEW DELHI: Veteran journalist
Kuldip Nayar passed away on Wednesday night in a Delhi hospital. He was 95.
Nayar had served as high commissioner of India to the
UK. He was also nominated as a member of the Upper House of
Parliament in 1997. The veteran
journalist had started his career with an Urdu newspaper.
Expressing his condolence on the death of Nayar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a man who was "frank and fearless" in his views. PM Modi said Nayar was an intellectual giant of our times, "Frank and fearless in his views, his work spanned across many decades. His strong stand against the Emergency, public service and commitment to a better India will always be remembered. Saddened by his demise. My condolences."
Nayar is also the
author of 15 books, including Beyond the Lines, Distant Neighbours: A Tale of the Subcontinent, India after Nehru, among others.
