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Senior journalist and activist Madhu Shetye passes away at 89

MUMBAI: Senior journalist Madhu Shetye died here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 89, family sources said.

Senior journalist and activist Madhu Shetye passes away at 89

Shetye was a founding member of the Mumbai Press Club. iStock



Mumbai, November 27

Senior journalist Madhu Shetye died here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 89, family sources said.

Shetye was a founding member of the Mumbai Press Club.

He was a former corporator in the Mumbai municipal corporation and had participated in the Samyukta Maharashtra and Goa liberation movements. PTI

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