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            Vinod Mehta, Commentator on Indian Politics, Dies at 73

   by AP

   Vinod Mehta, founding editor of India's Outlook magazine and a fearless
   and irreverent commentator on Indian politics, died Sunday.

   Mehta, 73, died of multiple organ failure at New Delhi's All India
   Institute of Medical Sciences, said hospital spokesman Amit Gupta.

   In a career spanning four decades, Mehta launched several newspapers
   and magazines. But he was best known for his trenchant editorial
   columns on politics and the shenanigans of Indian politicians.

   Mehta was born in the city of Rawalpindi, in present-day Pakistan, in
   1942. He spent his childhood in Lucknow, India.

   In 2011, he published his best-selling memoirs, "Lucknow Boy," followed
   a couple of years later by "Editor Unplugged."

   Mehta was the founding editor of newspapers such as the Sunday
   Observer, the Indian Post, The Independent and the Delhi edition of The
   Pioneer. In 1995, he founded [1]Outlook, a weekly news and views
   magazine. He was a popular commentator on television chat shows, well
   known for his fiercely independent views.

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "Frank & direct in his
   opinions, Vinod Mehta will be remembered as a fine journalist & writer.
   Condolences to his family on his demise."
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References

   1. http://www.outlookindia.com/
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