By India Today Web DeskNoted Canadian-based Pakistani columnist and author Tarek Fatah passed away today after a long battle with cancer, his daughter Natasha Fatah confirmed. He was 73.
Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Canadian lover. Truth speaker. Fighter for justice. The voice of the downtrodden, the downtrodden and the oppressed. Tariq Fateh takes charge… His revolution will continue with all those who knew and loved him. will you join us? 1949-2023,” tweeted Natasha.
On Sunday, Natasha tweeted about “slow Sundays with dad”, “listening to old Bollywood songs” and “their shared love for Mother India”.
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She wrote, “Enjoying a slow Sunday morning with my dad. Listening to old Bollywood songs and I wearing orange for our shared love for Mother India. And our adopted and A hit of red for sweet home Canada.”
Fatah was known for his progressive views on Islam and his hardline stance on Pakistan. He often expressed his support for the BJP-led NDA government in India.
Born in Pakistan in 1949, Fatah moved to Canada in the early 1980s and worked as a political activist, journalist and television host in Canada and wrote several books.