Jharkhand education minister and senior JMM leader Jagarnath Mahto passed away on Thursday while undergoing treatment at a Chennai hospital.
Jharkhand education minister Late Jagarnath Mahto. (Twitter Photo)
The three-term legislator from Dumri constituency underwent a lung transplant operation at a private hospital in Chennai in October 2020 after contracting Covid-19.
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Chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren called it an “irreparable loss”.
“Irreparable loss! Our tiger Jagarnath Da is no more. Today Jharkhand has lost its great revolutionary, fighter, hardworking and a popular leader. May god give his grief-stricken family the courage to bear their loss,” said Soren in a social media post.
Stationed in Ranchi, Vishal is heading the Jharkhand Bureau of Hindustan Times since November 2017. Besides leading the reporting team, Vishal tracks and writes on developments related to the state politics, economy and policy matters in Jharkhand. Prior to his current assignment, Vishal used to work in New Delhi after graduating from the University of Delhi. Vishal joined HT in the rank of Assistant Editor in August 2015 and was part of the Delhi Metro Bureau, covering a host of issues in the City-state including politics, policy---especially those related to urban traffic & transport infrastructure and railways. A native of Palamu district in Jharkhand, Vishal started his two-decade long career in the mainstream media in 2006. During this period, he has has worked in different capacity with a number of national media houses including the Financial Chronicle, India Today, Deccan Herald and The Hindu, before moving to the Hindustan Times. He holds the experience of having worked in three major mediums of mass communication--Print, Electronic and Digital. He is a proud father of two daughters.
