Great Gesture: Mamata cuts short district tour to witness gun salute to KK
Kolkata, June 1 : Departed singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known by his stage name KK, would be given a gun salute at the Kolkata Airport on Wednesday in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is cutting short her trip to the Southern districts for attending the solemn programme.
‘A gun salute will be given him at the city airport,” said Banerjee.
The Chief Minister disclosed that she would catch a flight from Andal in Paschim Bardhaman district
for Dum Dum airport to witness the gun salute in honour of the singer, who was quite popular among the young
generation.
State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Department Arup Biswas told reporters here that the body of the singer was being taken to the state government-run SSKM hospital for an autopsy.
“After the post mortem the body of the singer would be taken directly to the Dum Dum airport to catch an early flight there,” said Biswas, on his way to the SSKM hospital.
The body was on Tuesday night kept at a private hospital CMRI in the city, where the singer was declared dead on arrival.
Banerjee said she also spoke to the bereaved widow of the signer on phone.
” The sudden and untimely demise of the Bollywood playback singer KK shocks and saddens us, ” said Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on her Twitter handle on Wednesday morning.
” My colleagues have been working from last night to ensure that all requisite support is given for necessary formalities, his rites and to his family now. My deep condolences,” said Banerjee.
KK was performing at Nazrul Mancha for a college fest, when he felt uncomfortable after singing for an hour.
Kk returned to the hotel where he had put up, but was rushed to CMRI after his condition deteriorated and he collapsed. The hospital’s doctors declared him dead.
He recorded over 700 songs and received six Filmfare nominations, and won the Filmfare Awards South in 2010 for being adjudged the best male playback singer.
He was 53.
New Market police station has registered a case of unnatural death of the Bollywood singer.
with agency inputs
