Modi, Rahul mourns as actor Dilip Kumar passes away

Actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to Hinduja Hospital on June 29 after reportedly developing health complications, breathed his last on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing away of veteran Bollywood actor saying, ‘He will be remembered as a cinematic legend.’

Taking to his official Twitter account on Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister said, ‘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 sad news of Dilip Kumar’s demise was confirmed by his family friend Faisal Farooqui on the legendary actor’s official twitter handle. Dr Faisal tweeted: With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return. – Faisal Farooqui.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed grief on veteran actor’s demise. ‘His demise is monumental loss to the Indian cinema,’ the Union Minister said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also tweeted about the loss. ‘My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends & fans of Dilip Kumar ji. His extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema will be remembered for generations to come,’ he wrote.

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