On Friday night, barely eight hours before he breathed his last, he was actively posting from his Twitter account. In fact, one of his last tweets was a light-hearted one where he posted a picture of a news report about a Bombay high court ruling that said coming home late without informing one's wife amounts to cruelty. The text of his tweet read, "Hurrying home..."
Pocha was born in Mumbai and did his Bachelors in Economics in 1990, followed by MBA in 1992 from the Mumbai University. Later he went to Harward for a Masters in Public Administration. He was a former editor of Business World magazine and China correspondent for Boston Globe newspaper.
Condoling his demise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pocha will be remembered as a leading voice on TV, print and social media. "Shocked saddened to hear about Jehangir Pocha's demise. My condolences to his family in this hour of grief. May his soul rest in peace," Modi said on twitter.
"His frank and insightful views on issues will be missed," the Prime Minister further tweeted.
Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien tweeted, "The high pressure life of TV journalism ? Appan Menon at 49 @ndtv SP Singh at 49 @aajtak and today @JehangirPocha at 45 NewsX. Gone too soon"
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