The last rites of Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar were performed at Sree Kanteerava Studios in Bengaluru on Sunday with state honours. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was also present at the studio to give a final salute to the actor. He said, “It’s a personal loss to me. We have lost a very great talent”.

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The CM said that he shared a special bond with ‘Appu’ (Puneeth Rajkumar). ” I had seen him as a boy. We had relations since those days. Therefore I am giving him a final salute,” Bommai added. Thousands of people were gathered on terraces of the buildings around Sree Kanteerava Studios in Bengaluru and climbed trees around it to catch a glimpse of the late Kannada actor.

Puneeth, the 46-year-old power star known for films such as “Appu”, “Veera Kannadiga”, and “Maurya”, died in a hospital in Bengaluru following a massive heart attack. Social media has been flooded with condolence messages since the news of the untimely demise of Puneeth Rajkumar broke. Bollywood celebrities also expressed grief on the passing away of the ‘power star’.