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Photos: Puneeth Rajkumar laid to rest with full state honours in K'taka; Yash & other celebs present
His mortal remains, wrapped in the national flag, were kept at Kanteerava Stadium yesterday for his fans to pay their last respect.
The last rites of Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar were performed today at Sree Kanteerava Studios in Bengaluru. The actor was laid to rest with full state honours. Karnataka CM, actor Yash, and a few other celebs besides family and relatives were present at the last rites.
The final rites were performed as per the traditions of the Ediga community of the Hindu religion, reported by IANS. His mortal remains, wrapped in the national flag, were kept at Kanteerava Stadium yesterday for his fans to pay their last respect. About 10 lakh fans lined up yesterday to catch a glimpse of their favourite actor for one last time. Many celebs from the Tollywood film industry reached Bengaluru yesterday for the final rites of Puneeth Rajkumar, Chiranjeevi, Rana Daggubati, director Prashanth Neel, Prabhudheva, Balakrishna, and others were clicked at Kanteerava Stadium on October 30, 2021.
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The sudden demise of Puneeth Rajkumar took the entire country by shock. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood and South celebs expressed their condolences on social media.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said, "It's a personal loss to me. We have lost a very great talent."
Puneeth Rajkumar's funeral was delayed by a day since his elder daughter, Drithi, who was studying in New York, landed at Bengaluru airport yesterday at 4.10 PM.
Called Appu by his fans and close friends, Puneeth suffered a massive heart attack on October 29. After he complained about chest pain during his morning workout session, he was immediately rushed to Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru.
Vikram Hospital in a statement said, "Immediate life support measures were initiated. In spite of prolonged, advanced and aggressive measures, the patient continued to be non-responsive and asystolic. The panel of medical experts extended all efforts to save him. He was declared dead at 2.30 pm."
Puneeth Rajkumar is the youngest son of Kannada industry's legend Dr. Rajkumar.
