Riteish Deshmukh and Javed Akhtar expressed their grief on Twitter
Highlights
- Bollywood celebrities paid rich tributes to union rural development minister Gopinath Munde, who died today following a road accident, calling him "a great minister" and a "fine human being".
- Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and actors, including Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Anupam Kher, expressed their grief over the sudden death of the 64-year-old politician on Twitter. Here's what they wrote:
- Lata Mangeshkar: Its very sad to hear the news of the demise of Gopinath Mundeji. He was not only a great minister but also a good person. We had family ties. May God give his family the courage to overcome the loss and may his soul rest in peace
- Javed Akhtar: The sudden demise of Mr Munde has come as a shock to every one. My condolences to the family and friends.
- Asha Bhosle: Condolences to Gopinathji's family. Deeply saddened to hear this news. He was a good friend and well wisher. Mr Munde apparently died of shock and cardiac arrest suffered during a road accident early this morning.
- Mahesh Bhatt: Tragic! Gopinath Munde, a fine human being and leader has 'passed away'. The nation mourns his loss.
- Riteish Deshmukh: Am shocked beyond words- Apart from being a big leader for me Mundeji was my father's closest friend- an unfathomable loss.
- Vivek Oberoi: Deeply saddened to hear of the untimely demise of the stalwart of Maharashtra Gopinath Munde. My prayers and condolences to Pankaja & the family.
- Anupam Kher: So so sad to know about Gopinath Mundeji's sudden demise. He was a good man. Always ready to help. May his soul rest in peace
- Shatrughan Sinha: Shocking to know about the demise of my friend Gopinath Mundeji, my heartfelt condolences to his family
- Shreyas Talpade: Utterly sad and shocking. Life cannot be more cruel. RIP Mundeji
- Raveena Tandon: Shocking and sad news of the untimely demise of Shri Gopinath Munde. Really sad. Not his time to go
- Satish Kaushik: With Mr Munde's demise Maharashtra has lost a great human being and a leader
- Atul Kulkarni: Pramod Mahajan,Vilasrao Deshmukh, Balasaheb Thakre, Gopinath Munde. Maharashtra politics is changing at the hands of death rather than people
- Madhur Bhandarkar: Shocked to hear about Mundeji. Will miss his rare combination of admirable leadership skills with a down to earth yet vibrant personality
Bollywood celebrities paid richtributes to union rural development minister Gopinath Munde, whodied today following a road accident, calling him "a great minister"and a "fine human being".
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and actors, including Riteish Deshmukh,Vivek Oberoi and Anupam Kher, expressed their grief over the sudden death of the 64-year-oldpolitician on Twitter. Here's what they wrote:
Lata Mangeshkar: Its very sad to hear the news of the demise of GopinathMundeji. He was not only a great minister but also a goodperson. We had family ties. May God give his family thecourage to overcome the loss and may his soul rest in peace
Javed Akhtar: The sudden demise ofMr Munde has come as a shock to every one. My condolences tothe family and friends.
Asha Bhosle: Condolences to Gopinathji's family. Deeply saddened tohear this news. He was a good friend and well wisher.Mr Munde apparently died of shock and cardiac arrest sufferedduring a road accident early this morning.
Mahesh Bhatt: Tragic! Gopinath Munde, a fine human being and leader has'passed away'. The nation mourns his loss.
Riteish Deshmukh: Am shocked beyond words- Apart from being a big leaderfor me Mundeji was my father's closest friend- an unfathomableloss.
Vivek Oberoi: Deeply saddened to hear of the untimely demise of thestalwart of Maharashtra Gopinath Munde. My prayers andcondolences to Pankaja & the family.
Anupam Kher: So so sad to know about Gopinath Mundeji'ssudden demise. He was a good man. Always ready to help. Mayhis soul rest in peace
Shatrughan Sinha: Shocking to know about the demise of my friend GopinathMundeji, my heartfelt condolences to his family
Shreyas Talpade: Utterly sad and shocking.Life cannot be more cruel. RIP Mundeji
Raveena Tandon: Shocking and sad news of the untimely demise of ShriGopinath Munde. Really sad. Not his time to go
Satish Kaushik: With Mr Munde's demise Maharashtra has lost a great humanbeing and a leader
Atul Kulkarni: Pramod Mahajan,Vilasrao Deshmukh,Balasaheb Thakre, Gopinath Munde. Maharashtra politics ischanging at the hands of death rather than people
Madhur Bhandarkar: Shocked to hearabout Mundeji. Will miss his rare combination of admirableleadership skills with a down to earth yet vibrantpersonality