‘Karnataka Ratna’ For Puneeth, CM Bommai Announces The Award – FilmyVoice
Kannada actor late Puneeth Rajkumar can be honoured with the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award posthumously, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai introduced on Tuesday. Delivering his tackle on the ‘Puneeth Namana’ programme organised by Karnataka Movie Chambers of Commerce to pay tributes to the star who handed away just lately, Bommai mentioned, “Puneeth can be awarded the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ posthumously.”
“Aside from this honour, my cupboard may also take selections on getting nationwide awards and honours for Puneeth. A memorial too can be constructed within the honour of Puneeth to make his identify and reminiscences immortal,” Bommai declared.
Recalling his affiliation with Appu, as Puneeth was fondly known as, the Chief Minister mentioned, “he was near me. He was a fountain of expertise and it was evident from his childhood days itself. He has the excellence of being the one actor who received the nationwide award as a toddler artist.”
“It was great to look at how Puneeth as a toddler actor used to incarnate himself in to the character overcoming the father-son relationship whereas appearing along with his late father Dr Rajkumar,” he mentioned.
Thanking Puneeth’s followers for the way through which they carried out themselves after his dying and through his funeral, Bommai mentioned because the saying goes “Sharanarannu Maranadalli Nodu”, see the greatness of a person in his dying, it mirrored the good character and persona of Puneeth.
The nation has an unlimited historical past, however there have been only a few who had the true nice character. “Appu has made it to historical past as a person of such character,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
Recalling his gesture of kissing Appu’s brow whereas he paid his final respects to Puneeth earlier than the funeral rites, which drew numerous feedback, the Chief Minister clarified, “it was from my coronary heart. I gave the kiss on behalf of 6 crore individuals of the state,” he mentioned.
Bommai profusely thanked Dr Rajkumar’s members of the family, their followers and personnel of varied departments of the federal government for his or her cooperation in enabling a easy and dignified funeral for Puneeth.
