Fatma R. Zakaria, who interviewed Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher, falls to Covid Tue, Apr 6 2021 20:51 IST | 3 Views Veteran journalist Fatima Zakaria falls prey to Covid-19.(Photo:IANS). Image Source: IANS News Aurangabad : , April 6 (IANS) Veteran journalist Fatma R. Zakaria, the former Editor of the Sunday Times, Mumbai - who achieved glory by interviewing two of the then most powerful women Prime Ministers on the planet, India's Indira Gandhi and Britain's Margaret Thatcher - passed away here on Tuesday due to Covid at a private hospital, a close family friend said. Fatma R. Zakaria, in her '80s, was the widow of former Maharashtra Minister and Islamic scholar Dr. Rafiq Zakaria, and had been admitted to a local hospital since the past few days, Aurangabad AIMIM MP Syed Imtiaz Jaleel told IANS.