Karnataka government has chosen to respect late Puneeth Rajkumar with the Karnataka Ratna grant after death, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday.
“State Government has chosen to respect late Puneeth Rajkumar with Karnataka Ratna grant after death,” Bommai said while tending to a sympathy occasion coordinated at Palace Ground in Bengaluru.
Puneeth Rajkumar inhaled his keep going on October 29. Informally known as Appu, he was an entertainer, playback artist, TV moderator, and maker. He kicked the bucket of heart failure at 46 years old.
Prior, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar had asked the main pastor to suggest the name of Puneeth Rajkumar for Padma Shri and think about the star for Karnataka Ratna.
“I demand the CM to consider late entertainer Puneeth Rajkumar for Padma Shri, Karnataka Ratna and name a significant name after him for individuals to recollect him consistently,” Shivakumar had tweeted.
