New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing away of veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar saying, “He will be remembered as a cinematic legend.”
Taking to his official Twitter account on Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister mentioned, “Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP.”
The legendary actor, who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Hinduja Hospital on June 29 after reportedly complaining of breathlessness, breathed his final on Wednesday morning at about 7:30 AM.
The unhappy information of Dilip Kumar’s demise was confirmed by his household good friend Faisal Farooqui on the legendary actor’s official twitter deal with. Dr Faisal tweeted: With a heavy coronary heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, couple of minutes in the past. We are from God and to Him we return. – Faisal Farooqui.
PM Modi additionally spoke to Saira Banu on phone and provided condolences. The name lasted for about 10 minutes.
Upon studying the sudden improvement, a number of ministers and political leaders expressed grief and prolonged condolences to his household and associates. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mourned Dilip Kumar’s demise saying, “His extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema will be remembered for generations to come.”
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh additionally expressed grief on veteran actor’s demise. “His demise is monumental loss to the Indian cinema,” the union minister mentioned.
