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Bengaluru, Oct 29: The State Government has decided to accord State funeral honour to the son of Kannada matinee idol late Dr Rajkumar’s son, power star Puneeth Rajkumar.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who visited the hospital in the morning, has expressed his condolences to the bereaved family who passed away at the young age of 46 after a massive heart attack on Friday morning and described the Kannada cinema actor as a most loved youth icon, who had earned laurels and achievements at a very young age.

The Chief Minister has appealed to the people to pay homage and respect to the deceased Kannada cinema actor by behaving with self-restraint and not to give room for any untoward incidents due to emotional outbursts.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has postponed the meeting of Group of Ministers on the GST issue scheduled to be held on Friday afternoon under his chairmanship and has also cancelled his plans to visit Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts.

Shocked and deeply saddened as Karnataka's most loved superstar #PuneetRajkumar is no longer with us.
A huge personal loss and one that's difficult to come to terms with.
Praying the almighty gives the Rajkumar family and fans the strength to bear this loss.#OmShanti pic.twitter.com/QpF63vKvIO

— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) October 29, 2021

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— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) October 29, 2021

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— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) October 29, 2021