Thousands of girl students were supported through 'Shakthidhama' organisation. Puneeth was supporting 16 old age homes and 19 goshalas. Puneeth Rajkumar had donated Rs 50 lakh to the government of Karnataka during the Covid crisis. Dr Bhujanga Shetty, Director Narayana Nethralaya, who collected the eyes of Puneeth remembered the commitment of the family as he promptly received a call from Puneet's elder brother Raghavendra Rajkumar to collect eyes for donation. Puneeth had pledged his eyes for donation. The decision was taken as per the wishes of his family. Puneeth Rajkumar's mother Parvathamma is also laid to rest in the same premises. Kannada film actor Puneeth Rajkumar's mortal remains were laid to rest beside the grave of his father, legendary actor of Kannada cinema Dr Rajkumar. Prime Minister Modi had put up a picture of Puneeth's family with him in his message. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted their condolence messages over the untimely death of Puneeth. Prabhudeva and Sharath Kumar from the Tamil film industry came to pay their last respects. Public 'darshan' was allowed throughout the night for the fans to facilitate the final viewing as huge crowds continued to turn out since Friday late in the noon.īigwigs of the Telugu film industry, Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Junior NTR, Venkatesh, Srikanth came down to Bengaluru to pay their last homage to Puneeth Rajkumar. Puneeth Rajkumar Passes Away Due To Heart Attack Read More Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah and all cabinet ministers, all bigwigs of the Kannada film industry attended the function held early in the morning on Sunday.įamily members performed worship of Puneeth's mortal remains, which was placed in the decorated palanquin before the burial. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai handed over the Tricolour flag, which draped the mortal remains of the actor to his wife Ashwini and two daughters. Puneeth Rajkumar, the Kannada cinema superstar, son of Kannada film legend Dr Rajkumar, passed away on Friday (October 29) due to cardiac arrest.īefore the burial, the government of Karnataka accorded him honours according to protocol. As many as 10 lakh people paid their last homage to young superstar. Fans gathered on either side of roads on the way bid him tearful adieu. His mortal remains were brought in a procession from Kanteerava Stadium, which began around 5 a.m. The final rites were conducted as per the traditions of Ediga community of the Hindu religion. Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar was laid to rest after final rites were conducted at Kanteerava Studio in the presence of his family members, friends and ruling and opposition leaders of all political parties in Bengaluru. Education CTET 2021: Major Relief For Aspirants As CBSE Allows To Reappear Paper 1 Exam