Noida, Sep 8 (PTI) The Noida Media Club (NMC) on Wednesday held a condolence meeting on the demise of veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Chandan Mitra.

Mitra, also the patron of NMC, had passed away on September 2 at his south Delhi residence after a prolonged ailment. He was 65.

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“The demise of Shri Chandan Mitra ji, the pioneer of journalism, is an irreparable loss for all of us. Today a condolence meeting was organised at Noida Media Club to pray for his soul's peace. His absence will always be there,” the NMC, a non-profit organisation of media professionals in NCR, said in a tweet.

Mitra, who had a stint in various newspapers, including the Times of India and the Hindustan Times, in his long career as a journalist before he became editor of The Pioneer, is survived by his wife Shobori Ganguly and two sons Kushan and Shakya.

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The death of the columnist and raconteur, known for his sharp views on politics and his abiding love for old Hindi film music, was condoled by a host of political leaders across the spectrum as well as President Ram Nath Kovind.

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