Expressing shock and dismay at a fellow lens man on embedded assignment being killed in a sniper attack, the photographers raised slogans against the Taliban. The working press photographers under the aegis of Telangana State Photo Journalists’ Association (TSPJA) held a placard rally to Babu Jagjivan Ram statue on Saturday to condemn the dastardly killing of Reuters photo journalist and Pulitzer awardee Danish Siddiqui in war torn Afghanistan. After the rally, at a meeting at TSUWJ Bhavan in Hyderabad, speakers condemned his death. Expressing shock and dismay at a fellow lens man on embedded assignment being killed in a sniper attack, the photographers raised slogans against the Taliban. Hari of ‘Prajashakti’, and general secretary TSPJA along with other scribes took a two-minute silence to mourn the irreparable loss.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2021 17:48 UTC