By FK WEB DESK on 27/12/2018.

Jammu, December 27: PDP President and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise of well-known litterateur, poet, novelist and critic, Prof Hamidi Kashmiri who passed away this morning.

In her condolence message, Mehbooba Mufti recalled the contribution of Prof. Hamidi Kashmiri towards literature, particularly Urdu criticism which she said earned him a distinctive place even on the national level.

In his demise, the Urdu literature has lost a doyen and the State has lost a shining star, she said in her message. The PDP President has conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved family of Prof. Hamidi and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.