How social media reacted to Mohammed Shahid’s death

The 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medalist slipped into coma late Tuesday night. He was brought to Medanta in the last week of June.

Sports Ministry had announced a medical grant of Rs 10 lakh for him and Railways, his employers, had announced that his medical expenses would be taken care of by them.

Here is how Twitterati reacted to the news: 

Mohammed Shahid the magician on Hockey Field passes away. A monumental loss to the country. Shahid was a joy to behold on the field.

— Pramod Kumar Singh (@SinghPramod2784) July 20, 2016

RIP Indian hockey wizard Mohammed Shahid passed away at the age of 56 due to liver and kidney failure.

— rajan singh (@rajansi45) July 20, 2016

The #Genius of dribble,former Indian #hockey star Mohammed Shahid passes away.#RIP pic.twitter.com/PLj5rWkXrP

— Dhirendra Verma (@VermaDhirendra7) July 20, 2016

Now Sir Mohammed Shahid passes away. We never watched hockey. Neither most of us knew him. But RIP comments would carry fake emotions 😐

— Shivani (@SlogOverCover) July 20, 2016

Master dribbler, elegant froward Mohammed Shahid is dead. He’s a legend & a great loss for Indian hockey, can never be recovered.

— Debarati Majumder (@debarati_m) July 20, 2016

Dept. of Sports, GoI, Condoles the sad demise of legendary hockey player Mohammed Shahid. pic.twitter.com/FTeXSbwdj4

— Dept of Sports MYAS (@DOS_MYAS) 20 July 2016

Hockey India grieves the untimely loss of India Hockey Legend Mohammed Shahid, who passed away today, 20 July 2016. pic.twitter.com/Sh8Z8qvppe

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) 20 July 2016

Pained nd saddened by da death of Md.Shahid.Despite our best efforts,we cud nt save him.May God give his family da strength 2 bear this loss

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) 20 July 2016

For the generation that wasn’t around, Mohd Shahid was a dazzling forward. One of India’s finest.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 20 July 2016

In Mohammad Shahid, we have lost one of the legends of world hockey.
Condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/KWWbq6nFwy

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 20 July 2016

My heart goes out to family of Hocky Wizrd Md Shahid,no more wid us.Dribble champ will continue inspirg genratns RIP pic.twitter.com/Lpe4wVRU6i

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) 20 July 2016

Very sad to hear about the demise of hockey legend Mohammad Shahid. May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/MkLt0YouVq

— Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj) 20 July 2016

Being a Punjabi, hockey is in my blood. Sad to hear about passing away of legendary #MohammedShahid. Best dribbler in his time by a mile RIP

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) 20 July 2016

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