The Statesman’s former resident editor Kotru dies

Veteran journalist ML Kotru, former Resident Editor of The Statesman and a mentor to a generation of journalists, passed away recently at Gurugram in Delhi-NCR. The nonagenarian journalist also served as the India correspondent of The Sunday Times, London. He contributed to a number of publications in Jammu & Kashmir, his home state. Kotru was actively involved with the Press Club of India and Press Association. He was the author of The Kashmir Story published in 1994 and editor of Asia ’72: Official Guide. PCI is deeply saddened at the demise of veteran journalist and former editor of The Statesman, ML Kotru. During his nearly six-decade-long stint in media, Mr Kotru mentored generations of journalists,” the PCI said in a post on X.