Veteran freedom fighter Ravindra Sanatan dead

Thursday, December 27, 2007, 16:34 [IST]

Pratapgarh, Dec 27 (UNI) Veteran freedom fighter and senior journalist Ravindra Sanatan passed away after prolonged illness in the state capital this morning.

He was 89.

Mr Sanatan succumbed in the Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow.

Born in Ballia district, he had been living in Pratapgarh since 1959.

As a journalist, Mr Sanatan had worked with the United News of India (UNI), Press Trust of India (PTI) and several newspapers.

UNI

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