Senior journalist Rohit Sardana passes away
Sardana had joined Aaj Tak in 2017 after he left Zee News. He hosted the debate show "Dangal" on Aaj Tak.
New Delhi: Rohit Sardana, senior journalist and one of the top anchors of Hindi news channel Aaj Tak passed away on Friday, according to people close to him.
Rajdeep Sardesai took to twitter and wrote, “More terrible news friends. Well known Tv news anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away. Had a heart attack this morning. Deep condolences to his family. RIP.”
More terrible news friends. Well known Tv news anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away. Had a heart attack this morning. Deep condolences to his family. RIP
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) April 30, 2021
Sardana had joined Aaj Tak in 2017 after he left Zee News. He hosted the debate show “Dangal” on Aaj Tak.
Sardana was a recipient of the 2018 Ganesh Vidyarthi Puraskar Award. He was among the most popular faces of TV news journalism in India.
After the news of death of Sardana, condolences started pouring in.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala in a tweet said, “Deeply saddened and shocked to hear about the demise of Aaj Tak journalist Rohit Sardana. It’s simply unbelievable. Rohit had recovered from Covid-19 and was back at work. My heartfelt condolences to the family members and Aaj Tak group.”
Deeply saddened & shocked to hear about the demise of @aajtak journalist @sardanarohit .
It’s simply unbelievable. Rohit had recovered from #COVID19 and was back at work.
My heartfelt condolences to the family members & aajtak group. pic.twitter.com/wwsG0FYXAZ
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 30, 2021
Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill also took to twitter and wrote, “Completely shocked on hearing the news about passing away of my dear friend Rohit Sardana – spoke to him last Sunday and he was in great spirits!! Still can’t come to terms with this – will forever cherish our after debate conversations, rest in peace “bhaji”.”
Completely shocked on hearing the news about passing away of my dear friend @sardanarohit -spoke to him last Sunday and he was in great spirits!! Still can’t come to terms with this -will forever cherish our after debate conversations, rest in peace “bhaji” pic.twitter.com/BnYtQGJTuL
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) April 30, 2021
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