Terming Sayeed's death as a "huge loss to Indian politics", Assocham President Sunil Kanoria said: "Sayeed was a visionary leader, pro-trade and industry and always stood for maintaining friendly relations between India and Pakistan to promote peace in the region."
He added: "He was totally focused on equitable development of the state and as part of his efforts to revive the state's economy, he recently facilitated all kinds of help to the film industry for shooting in the valley."
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Mahesh Gupta described Sayeed as a "visionary who has done great work to industrialise the J&K region with pro-active economic and social justice policies".
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