Kanpur: Fans, friends and relatives gathered outside the Kidwai Nagar residence of comic Raju Srivastava right here following the information of his demise in Delhi. Soon after the information of Srivastava’s dying was flashed in the media, friends, relatives and followers reached his Kanpur residence the place his members of the family reside, to pay their heartfelt tributes.
While mourning for the comic-actor, followers recalled his spectacular character and how grounded he was all through his life regardless of making a reputation for himself. Talking to PTI on telephone, Srivastava’s shut pal Sanjay Bajpai mentioned that he had gone to AIIMS in Delhi to take inventory of his pal’s well being lately and stayed there for over three days. Choking with emotion, Bajpai mentioned he had no phrases to explain the loss. He mentioned that Srivastava’s household has knowledgeable that the funeral could be held at Nigam Bodh Ghat in Delhi on Thursday.
Raju Srivastava, who died on Wednesday after greater than 40 days in Delhi’s AIIMS, was solely 58. Bajpai additional confirmed that Srivastava’s spouse Shikha, son Ayushman and daughter Antara have been at AIIMS and have determined that the cremation will likely be held in Delhi on Thursday morning. Shyam Shukla, Srivastava’s childhood pal in Kanpur, who acquired a name from the household informing him of his pal’s dying, mentioned that it was essentially the most unlucky information that he acquired as he had been praying for his good well being. “We have been friends since childhood. Despite being so famed he was so grounded. Whenever he used to come back to Kanpur, he used to fulfill everybody,” he mentioned.
The comic, who initially belonged to Kanpur, left for Mumbai in 1982. His well being was frail for over a month and was stored on a ventilator after he was admitted to the hospital following a coronary heart assault.
