JALANDHAR: Punjab Arya Sumaj leader Virendra died here last week. His body was consigned to flames in Kot Kishan Chand cremation ground Present at the cremation were chief minister Beant Singh and finance minister Kewal Krishan Virendra was the son of Mahasha Knshan who started Urdu daily Pratap. The fiery Hindu newspaper nearly folded up recently Virendra was a strong supporter of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and a critic of Sikhs. He was 85

Article extracted from this publication >> January 7, 1994