Raju Srivastava’s Wife Shikha Says Late Comedian ‘Fought Very Hard, Was Really Hoping & Praying But…’

Raju
Srivastava
Death:
Comedian-actor
Raju
Srivastava
passed
away
on
Wednesday
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest
for
the
second
time.
He
was
battling
for
life
from
the
past
one
and
a
half
months
at
Delhi’s
AIIMS
and
was
on
the
ventilator
support.
And
as
the
entire
nation
is
mourning
Raju’s
death,
his
wife
Shikha
Srivastava,who
was
hopeful
of
his
recovery
called
her
husband
a
‘true
fighter.’

In
an
interview
with
ETimes,Shikha
who
is
inconsolable
after
Raju’s
death
shared
that
she
was
praying
for
her
husband
to
come
out
of
the
hospital.
She
said,
“He
fought
very
hard,
I
was
really
hoping
and
praying
to
see
him
come
out
of
this.
But,
that
has
not
happened.” Shikha
further
called
her
husband
a
“true
fighter”
as
he
struggled
for
his
life
for
almost
41
days
in
the
hospital.

On
a
related
note,
soon
after
the
unfortunate
demise
of
Raju
Srivastav,
a
host
of
TV
and
Bollywood
celebs
paid
their
tribute
to
him.

Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
also
condoled
Raju’s
death
on
Twitter
and
wrote,
“Raju
Srivastava
brightened
our
lives
with
laughter,
humour
and
positivity.
He
leaves
us
too
soon
but
he
will
continue
to
live
in
the
hearts
of
countless
people
thanks
to
his
rich
work
over
the
years.
His
demise
is
saddening.
Condolences
to
his
family
and
admirers.
Om
Shanti.”
PM
Modi
tweeted.”

Raju
Srivastava’s
funeral
will
take
place
on
Thursday
morning
in
Delhi.