Veteran journalist Madhu Shetty passed away this morning at Mumbai at the ripe old age of 89. Shetty was closely associated with Bombay Union of Journalists and Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) in different capacities. He played a significant role in establishing the Mumbai Press Club in 1968 in collaboration with Bombay Union of Journalists.
Shetty fought for the Goa Mukti Sangram along with SB Kolpe, who later became the President of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists. He fought for the implementation of the Palekar Tribunal Award in the newspapers. Shetty started his career from the Free Press Journal and later he became the special correspondent of Patriot and Link weekly in Bombay. Patriot was a left-
leaning newspaper, published from New Delhi and veterans like E. Narayanan and indomitable freedom fighter Aruna Asif Ali were moving spirits for the starting the newspaper.
He also worked for some time for a weekly ‘Clarity’ being published from Mumbai. Shetty was also a social worker of a very good repute and was elected as a Corporator to the Bombay Municipal Corporation. IFWJ President B.V. Mallikarjunaiah and Secretary-General Parmanand Pandey have expressed their deep sorrow over the sad demise of Comrade Shetty, who always for the cause of workers and downtrodden.
Parmanand Pandey
Secretary-General, IFWJ
Shetty fought for the Goa Mukti Sangram along with SB Kolpe, who later became the President of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists. He fought for the implementation of the Palekar Tribunal Award in the newspapers. Shetty started his career from the Free Press Journal and later he became the special correspondent of Patriot and Link weekly in Bombay. Patriot was a left-
leaning newspaper, published from New Delhi and veterans like E. Narayanan and indomitable freedom fighter Aruna Asif Ali were moving spirits for the starting the newspaper.
He also worked for some time for a weekly ‘Clarity’ being published from Mumbai. Shetty was also a social worker of a very good repute and was elected as a Corporator to the Bombay Municipal Corporation. IFWJ President B.V. Mallikarjunaiah and Secretary-General Parmanand Pandey have expressed their deep sorrow over the sad demise of Comrade Shetty, who always for the cause of workers and downtrodden.
Parmanand Pandey
Secretary-General, IFWJ
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