Uttar Pradesh
Senior Photo Journalist SM Pari Passes Away
Lucknow, January 19 (TNA) Media world in the state capital plunged in mourning on Thursday as senior photo journalist SM Pari passed away after an year-long battle with brain tumour. He was in his early fifties, a family friend informed. He breathed his last at the Sahara hospital in Gomtinagar.
Pari was popular not only for his skills with the camera but also for taking up the causes for the lensmen fraternity. He was founding member of the UP Photo Journalists Association. Many veteran journalists, media bodies, senior and young photographers and politicians have mourned the untimely passing of Pari.