Chandan Mitra

Chandan Mitra (Bengali: চন্দন মিত্র; 12 December 1955 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian journalist and editor. He was the managing director of The Pioneer newspaper in Delhi. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha during August 2003 to August 2009. He was elected to another term in the Rajya Sabha, as a Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Madhya Pradesh, in June 2010.[1]

Mitra died on 2 September 2021 in New Delhi at the age of 65.[2][3]

References

  1. BJP now 'government-in-waiting' In Bengal, says TMC's Chandan Mitra. Moneycontrol. 27 May 2019. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/bjp-now-government-in-waiting-in-bengal-says-tmcs-chandan-mitra-4020401.html. Retrieved 20 April 2020. "Chandan Mitra, a former BJP cadre, who joined TMC last year, admitted that he was taken aback by the saffron party's spectacular performance". 
  2. "Chandan Mitra, Editor And Former Rajya Sabha MP, Dies". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. Service, Tribune News. "Rajya Sabha ex-MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passes away". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.