Modi wished for Trump’s safety after the firing incident

Raghu Rai, one of India’s most famous photojournalists, died at the age of 83 in a private hospital in Delhi.

His son Nitin Rai, himself a photographer, said on Sunday that he was battling cancer for the last two years.

“Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, but he recovered. Then it spread to the stomach, he also recovered. Recently the cancer spread to his brain and then age-related problems also started,” he told Indian news agency Press Trust of India.

His last rites will be performed at Lodhi crematorium in New Delhi at 4 pm on Sunday, the family informed through a post on Instagram.

A Padma Shri awardee, Rai’s camera captured many national events as he worked as a photojournalist for five decades for various newsrooms in India. His most prominent works include coverage of the Bhopal gas tragedy and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

In 1977, he became the first Indian photographer to be invited to join Magnum Photos following the nomination of French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the shooting at the annual White House correspondents’ dinner, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Modi said he was relieved that the President, First Lady Melania Trump and the Vice President were “safe and secure”.

Modi stressed that “violence has no place in a democracy and it must be unequivocally condemned.”

Panic spread after gunshots were heard at the White House correspondents’ dinner held at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday evening.

Trump was safely evacuated from the venue by security personnel. A 31-year-old suspect has been arrested from California.

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India has woken up to the sad news of the death of veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished US President Donald Trump after the firing incident at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

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