AMWJU mourns demise of founder member PR Shyam
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 10 2023:
All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) has expressed deep condolences over the untimely demise of its founder member and veteran journalist Potshangbam Radheshyam Singh, fondly referred to as PR Shyam, who breathed his last at the age of 79 years on Monday.
In a release, AMWJU stated that PR Singh was not only one of the found� er members of the Union but also its first general secretary (1974-1975) .
He started his journey in journalism with 'Khollao' newspaper and later worked for 'Simanta Patrika' .
A condolence meeting jointly organised by AMWJU and Editors' Guild Manipur (EGM) was presided over by Union president Wangkhemcha Shamjai at Manipur Press Club on Tuesday.
Union's president and advisors also visited the late founder's residence at Uripok Takhellambam Leikai and shared the grief of the Bereaved family, it added.