Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday (December 15, 2025), mourned the death of Prafulla Gobinda Baruah, the owner, editor, and managing director of The Assam Tribune group, which publishes the oldest running English newspaper in the northeast.
Baruah breathed his last at a private hospital in Guwahati at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday (December 14).
“Saddened by the passing away of PG Baruah Ji, Editor and Managing Director of The Assam Tribune Group. He will be remembered for his contribution to the media world,” the Prime Minister said in a post on the social media platform X.
Baruah was also passionate about furthering Assam’s progress and popularising the State’s culture, Mr. Modi said. “My thoughts are with his family and admirers. Om Shanti,” he said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also expressed grief over Baruah’s demise. The latter said Baruah was a towering figure in the State’s journalistic landscape.
