New Delhi March 4 (IANS) Disability rights activist Javed Abidi passed away on Sunday after succumbing to chest infection. He was 53.
He passed away around 1.30 p.m a friend of Abidi said adding that he had been ailing for the past few weeks.
"Javed was having a breathing problem for past a few weeks due to smog and bad weather. He got a chest infection four-five days back " she said.
Abidi was the Director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP).
He was also the Global Chair of Disabled People International (DPI) a world body with special consultative status to the United Nations.
He is survived by his mother a younger brother and younger sister.
--IANS
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