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Popular
comedian
Raju
Srivastava
(Raju
Srivastav),
who
was
admitted
at
All
India
Institute
of
Medical
Sciences
(AIIMS)
Delhi
for
over
40
days,
died
on
September
21.
The
last
rites
of
the
actor
was
held
at
Nigambodh
Ghat
in
Delhi
on
September
22.
Recently,
it
was
reported
that
the
prayer
meet
will
be
held
on
Sunday
(September
25)
in
ISCON
Juhu,
Mumbai.
Recently,
his
daughter
Antara
spoke
about
the
same
and
revealed
that
she
will
be
flying
down
to
Mumbai
with
her
mother
for
the
prayer
meet.
She
also
revealed
that
her
father
didn’t
speak
anything
in
the
hospital.

Antara
was
quoted
by
ETimes
TV
as
saying,
“I
am
flying
down
with
Mummy
tonight
to
Mumbai.
She
is
not
fine.
It
is
a
very
tough
time
for
us.
We
will
be
back
in
Delhi
soon.
A
lot
of
rituals
are
in
the
offing.
Kanpur
was
Dad’s
home.
So,
we
have
to
do
puja
there
too.”
She
concluded
by
saying,
“Daddy
didn’t
speak
anything
in
the
hospital.”

For
the
uninitiated,
Raju
suffered
a
heart
attack
on
August
10,
while
working
out
at
a
gym.
He
was
58
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
Shikha,
and
children
Antara
and
Ayushman.
He
was
admitted
at
Delhi’s
AIIMS,
where
he
underwent
angioplasty
and
was
said
to
have
been
critical
and
on
ventilator
for
over
a
month.
Many
were
hopeful
that
he
will
come
out
strong
but
his
passing
away
came
as
a
shock
to
everyone.
Raju
Srivastava’s
Prayer
Meet
To
Be
Held
In
Mumbai;
Late
Comedian’s
Wife
Shikha
To
Fly
Down
Amitabh
Bachchan
Confirms
Sending
Voice
Recording
To
Raju
Srivastava;
Reveals
‘He
Did
Open
His
Eye
A
Bit’
Raju’s
wife
called
him
a
true
fighter,
and
his
nephew
Kushal
told
Times
Of
India,
“He
passed
away
due
to
a
second
cardiac
arrest.
We
were
confident
till
yesterday
that
all
will
be
well
because
he
had
battling
it
for
two
months.”
Story first published: Saturday, September 24, 2022, 17:26 [IST]
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