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CANADA-based Pakistani origin writer and activist Tarek Fatah passed away on Monday after a continuous illness.

"Lion of Punjab. Son of Hindustan. Lover of Canada. Speaker of truth. Fighter for justice. Voice of the down-trodden, underdogs, and the oppressed. @TarekFatah has passed the baton on; his revolution will continue with all who knew and loved him," his daughter Natasha Fatah announced on Twitter.

The news was shared by his daughter, journalist Natash Fatah, on micro-blogging site Twitter.

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Fatah was born in Pakistan in 1949 and later migrated to Canada during the early 1980s. He has worked as a journalist,political activist and television host in Canada. He was a well known author and has authored several books, including "Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State" and "The Jew is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism".

Earlier on Sunday, Natasha tweeted about a  "slow Sunday with dad", "listening to old Bollywood songs" and their "shared love for Mother India".

"Enjoying a slow Sunday morning with my dad. Listening to old Bollywood songs and I’m wearing orange for our shared love for Mother India. And a hit of red for our adopted and adored home Canada," she had tweeted.