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Narendra Modi's PRO Jagdish Thakkar dies

| @indiablooms | Dec 10, 2018, at 03:14 pm

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS):  Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the prime minister's office and senior journalist Jagdish Thakkar died on Monday.

He was 72.

The journalist passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

PM Narendra Modi mourned the death of the PRO.

"Extremely saddened by the demise of Shri Jagdish Thakkar, the PRO in the PMO. Jagdishbhai was a veteran journalist and I had the pleasure of working with him for years, both in Gujarat and in Delhi. He was known for his simplicity and warm-hearted nature," Modi tweeted.

"Several journalists would have regularly interacted with Jagdishbhai over the years. He had previously served with many Chief Ministers of Gujarat. We have lost a wonderful person, who loved his work and did it with utmost diligence. Condolences to his family and well wishers," he said.

Image: PMO India Twitter page 

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