Vinod Maheshwari, Chairman of the Nagpur-based Navabharat Group, passed away in Mumbai on Monday at the age of 81.
According to media reports, a close friend of the Maheshwari family revealed that his health had been deteriorating over the past five days. On Saturday, he was airlifted to Mumbai, where he passed away on Monday morning.
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways tweeted his condolences on the
media baron’s passing away.
नवभारत समूह के अध्यक्ष विनोद माहेश्वरी जी के निधन का समाचार सुनकर अतीव दु:ख हुआ। उन्हें मेरी भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि। मध्य भारत में नवभारत के माध्यम से उन्होंने हमेशा लोगों की आवाज बुलंद की। पत्रकारिता के मुल्यों को हमेशा प्राथमिकता दी। कई दशकों से मेरा उनके साथ व्यक्तिगत स्नेह रहा…
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 12, 2024
Navabharat is a media house founded in 1934. The flagship Hindi daily newspaper ‘Navabharat’ is published through 32 editions from the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
