Renowned professor dies mid-sentence on live television; shocked producers thought she was "acting"
Popular Indian academic Rita Jitendra passed away mid-sentence on live television on Monday. The 81-year-old professor, who previously worked at the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages as a secretary, was a frequent guest on television shows. However, on Monday, in the middle of her appearancen the talk show called 'Good Morning J&K', Jitendra's interview was cut short as she tragicaolly passed away mid-sentence on live TV.
Jitendra was in the middle of a discussion when her head fell backwards, mouth opened, and eyes rolled shut, the New York Post reports. The well-known professor appeared to have suffered a cardiac arrest mid-interview, leaving everyone including the show's anchor Zahid Muktar at a loss of words.
leading educationist & writer, Prof Dr Rita Jitendra on Monday died in the studios of Doordarshan Kendra Sgr while speaking in a live broadcast of Good Morning #kashmir program.#SwamiVivekananda #QuaideAzam#DamsFund#Muharram#ThankYouChef#TuesdayThoughts#UTurnIn2Days pic.twitter.com/4vMkFGeMnv
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