Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on 11 January expressed deep sorrow on the demise of veteran journalist Ghulam Hasnain Kaif Nauganwi. He prayed for higher places for him in the Paradise and expressed sympathy with his family. Kaif Nauganwi was a sympathetic and considerate journalist and an active social worker. He breathed his last on 11 January following a brief illness in Nagpur. He was 83.
For over 50 years, Kaif Nauganwi had been highlighting Muslim viewpoints and issues through letters and articles in more than 80 newspapers in English, Urdu, Hindi and Marathi languages. Moreover, he would offer wise comments in a sympathetic way on moral, economic and political issues of the country. He had been writing letters and articles for Radiance Viewsweekly, Dawat and Kanti also.