SRINAGAR: PDP leader and former lawmaker, Sartaj Madni’s son, Arooj Madni is no more. He suffered a heart attack and could not survive, reports suggest. He was in his thirties and was declared brought dead at GMC Anantnag.
“Shocked & saddened to hear about the death of Aroot Madani, son of senior PDP leader Sartaj Madani,” Omar Abdullah wrote on Twitter. “All deaths are untimely but to pass away suddenly in one’s 30s is especially tragic. I send my condolences to Sartaj Sb & his extended family including Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba & her family.”
Arooj was former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti’s cousin. “Pains me to write this. We lost Aroot Madni – Sartaj sahab’s son who passed away due to a heart attack earlier today,” she wrote on Twitter. “No words can suffice for how we all feel. We raised him like a son & will miss him terribly. This aching void can never be filled.”
Arooj lived with his father at Akhran in Anantnag. He was married and had two kids.
