Man who made us laugh has left us teary-eyed, says Bhagwant Mann, Khattar as they pay tributes to Raju Srivastava

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Chandigarh, September 21

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his counterpart in Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar expressed grief over the death of popular comedian Raju Srivastava, saying he will always live in people's hearts. 

Srivastava, who made his mark as a stand-up comic and later entered politics, died in Delhi after more than 40 days in hospital. He was 58.

Mann said he had worked with the popular comedian and learnt a lot from him.

#RajuSrivastav जी ने अपने जीवन में हमें खूब हंसाया लेकिन आज ये खबर सुनकर बहुत दुख हो रहा है...

उनके साथ काफी काम किया और बहुत कुछ सीखने को भी मिला...

राजू जी भले ही शारीरिक तौर पर हमारे बीच नहीं हैं पर उनकी अदाकारी हमेशा दिलों में जीवित रहेगी
We'll miss you "Gajodhar Bhaiya". pic.twitter.com/3Un0UezWcl

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) September 21, 2022

In a tweet in Hindi, Mann said, "#Raju Srivastav ji made us laugh a lot in his life but today it is very sad to hear this news … worked a lot with him and also learnt a lot.

"Raju ji may not be with us physically but his performance will always remain alive in our hearts. We'll miss you ‘Gajodhar Bhaiya'," he said.

Before he entered politics, Mann too was a well-known comedian and satirist.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also paid his tributes to the popular comedian.

सबको हंसाने वाला आज सबकी आंखें नम कर गया!

फिल्म जगत का जाना माना चेहरा, मशहूर हास्य कलाकार एवं भाजपा नेता श्री राजू श्रीवास्तव जी के निधन पर उन्हें विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।

प्रभु दिवंगत आत्मा को अपने श्रीचरणों में स्थान दें व परिजनों को दुख सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।

ॐ शांति!! pic.twitter.com/TSD35QNR8R

— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) September 21, 2022

“The one who made everyone laugh, today left everyone's eyes moist,” said Khattar in a tweet.

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda too condoled with Srivastava's fans and families, calling the comedian's death “sad.”

Srivastava, who joined the BJP in 2014 after a stint with the Samajwadi Party, had suffered a heart attack on August 10 while working out at a Delhi hotel.

He was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi where he underwent an angioplasty procedure. He had been on ventilator since and never regained consciousness.  

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