UPDATE: Funeral will take place today, Saturday, October 14, at Manukau Memorial Gardens, Papatoetoe, between 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Update: The Indian Weekender has learnt that Zinnia Manchanda, Amar Manchanda's younger daughter was besides him in his final moments along with her partner Issac Li.
Community leader Amar Manchanda passed away on Wednesday night, October 11. This untimely death of Mr Manchanda has shocked the community.
Mr Manchanda was also the Chairman of Indo-Nats, a National Party outfit of the Indian community in New Zealand. He was the director of AIMS Global Education and president of 2017-18 Rotary Club Papatoetoe Central, Auckland.
Mr Manchanda suffered a heart attack and could not survive despite being taken to the hospital on Wednesday night.
Mr Manchanda’s daughter Arunima Dhingra and son-in-law Dev Dhingra are overseas, and the details of his funeral will be announced soon.