Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar's last rites on Saturday

Popular Kannada movie star Puneeth Rajkumar's last rites might be held on Saturday after the return of his elder daughter Vanditha from the US. Karnataka Revenue Minister R. Ashok acknowledged that the actor's last rites might be performed with authorities honours.

His mortal stays have been taken to his residence from the hospital. Later, his physique might be saved at Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru after 6.30 p.m. for ultimate viewing until late Saturday night.

Raghavendra Rajkumar, elder brother of Puneeth, stated that his youthful sibling took him to hospital when he had suffered coronary heart assault twice earlier. "He got the pacemaker for me. He brought me back from the hospital safely. But I could not bring him back. He went to see my parents," he stated.

Raghavendra Rajkumar acknowledged that nothing has been determined but on the last rites.

"Puneeth's spouse is inconsolable and not in a position to talk. We will decide after discussion with all relatives. We have requested to make arrangements for public 'darshan'. We all know what happened at the time of the death of our father (Kannada film legend Rajkumar) (Seven people were shot dead in the large-scale violence that followed after his death) That should not happen," he acknowledged.

Dr Ranganath Nayak who handled Puneeth, defined that he developed chest ache after two hours of exercise at a health club. He has consulted a household physician and undergone ECG check.

"When, ECG results showed his condition was serious he was referred to our hospital. En route to hospital he suffered a massive cardiac arrest. When he was brought to hospital, there was no cardiac activity," he defined.

He additional acknowledged that the docs tried to resuscitate Puneeth for 3 hours. "We have made all attempts to revive cardiac activity, but he could not be revived," he stated.

Meanwhile, shocked by the premature loss of life of Puneeth, cricketers and Telugu movie stars have expressed their condolences. Yash and different Sandalwood stars rushed to Puneeth's residence to console his household.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai appealed for peace, and upkeep of legislation and order within the state. "Puneeth's last rites will be held as per wishes of the family at their choice of place. We all should pay respects peacefully," he stated.

"I spoke to him yesterday (Thursday) regarding launching his website," he remembered.

Chief Minister Bommai has additionally cancelled all his programmes for Friday and Saturday.

State Congress President D.Ok. Shivakumar acknowledged that he knew Puneeth since childhood. "He was a good friend. Puneeth absolutely had no bad habits. He had no greed. Even though I have tried to pull him into certain habits he declined. He was totally determined and did not budge an inch," he stated.

Bengaluru South MP Tejaswi Soorya acknowledged that Puneeth was a health freak, saying "His videos of workouts during the lockdown period served as an inspiration for all of us."

Cricketers Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Venkatesh Prasad, and Telugu movie stars Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Junior NTR, Pavan Kalyan and Mahesh Babu additionally expressed their condolences.