Nand Kishore Goenka, the father of Zee-Essel Group Chairman and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Subhash Chandra, passed away on Monday at the age of 96, prompting condolences from political leaders across party lines.

Announcing the demise in a post on social media platform X, Subhash Chandra said his father breathed his last on Monday morning and remembered him for a lifetime dedicated to social service, cow protection and national service.