NEW DELHI \u2014 Mark Tully, a longtime BBC correspondent who was widely known as the \u201cvoice of India\u201d for his reporting on the South Asian nation, has died, the broadcaster said. He was 90.<\/p>\n
Tully died Sunday at a New Delhi hospital after a brief illness.<\/p>\n
Born in India’s Kolkata city in 1935, Tully joined the BBC in 1965 and was appointed its New Delhi correspondent in 1971. He later served for more than two decades as the BBC\u2019s bureau chief for South Asia.<\/p>\n
Tully reported on some of India’s most consequential events, including the 1971 India-Pakistan war that led to the creation of Bangladesh, the siege of the Golden Temple in 1984, the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque, which triggered nationwide riots.<\/p>\n
Tully also reported from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Tully as \u201ca towering voice of journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis connect with India and the people of our nation was reflected in his works. His reporting and insights have left an enduring mark on public discourse,\u201d Modi wrote on X.<\/p>\n
Britain knighted Tully in 2002 for services to broadcasting and journalism. He also received two of India\u2019s highest civilian honors, the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.<\/p>\n
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