SHRI PRASAD CONDOLES THE DEATH OF C. B. THAKUR

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The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has condoled the death of eminent journalist Shri Chander Bhushan Thakur, who passed away here today. In his message, Shri Prasad said that Shri Thakur was a bold journalist and committed to the highest tradition of the profession of journalism. Hindi journalism has lost a stalwart and the gap created by his demise would be very difficult to fill, he said.