Television journalist and senior anchor Rohit Sardana died of Covid on Friday, leaving journalists and others who knew him shocked and heartbroken. Rohit Sardana was with Aaj Tak and anchored a popular show 'Dangal' that featured debates on current affairs.

He earlier worked with Zee News, where he used to host the debate-based show 'Taal Thok Ke'.

He was awarded the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar by the government in 2018.

Tributes poured in for the popular anchor from the media fraternity as well as politicians, including ministers.

"Rohit Sardana left us too soon. Full of energy, passionate about India's progress and a kind hearted soul, Rohit will be missed by many people. His untimely demise has left a huge void in the media world. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Rohit Sardana left us too soon. Full of energy, passionate about India’s progress and a kind hearted soul, Rohit will be missed by many people. His untimely demise has left a huge void in the media world. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 30, 2021

"Pained to learn about Shri Rohit Sardana ji's untimely demise. In him, the nation has lost a brave journalist who always stood up for unbiased and fair reporting. May God give his family the strength to bear this tragic loss. My deepest condolences to his family and followers," Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted.

Pained to learn about Shri Rohit Sardana ji’s untimely demise. In him, the nation has lost a brave journalist who always stood up for unbiased and fair reporting. May God give his family the strength to bear this tragic loss. My deepest condolences to his family and followers.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 30, 2021

Shocked and extremely saddened to know about the passing away of senior journalist and my journalism days colleague Rohit Sardana.

My deepest condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/9yUWc9l4qu

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 30, 2021

And the Pandemic takes another precious life , everyday ,hundreds of precious lives are gone.Absolutely shocked to hear about the tragic demise of senior journalist and anchor Rohit Sardana. Gone too soon 🙏🏻🕉🙏🏻 OmShanti Shanti Shanti . https://t.co/bA8H9pSzoS

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) April 30, 2021

Shocked to hear about #RohitSardana. I remember how he gave his everything to host an event in Hisar, which was right after me joining the upper house. Despite his first, he performed as a pro. Rohit was a prodigy boy. I will miss him.

— Subhash Chandra (@subhashchandra) April 30, 2021

Senior India Today journalist and anchor Rahul Kanwal paid homage to his colleague in moving tweets.

"Rohit Sardana was the sharpest young anchor I have met. Superb command over Hindi, brilliant with his turn of the phrase, precise questions, clear in his thinking, loved by the masses, warm and humble off the screen, he was destined for great things. Our newsroom is in deep shock," he wrote.

Even while he suffering from coronavirus, Rohit Sardana sought help for COVID-19 patients on Twitter a day before he died. In his last tweet, the anchor asked his over 4 million followers to help find Remdesivir injections for a COVID patient.

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