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Indian veteran comic Raju Srivastava passed away on Wednesday, September 21. According to a reports, Raju’s mortal remains will be cremated in Delhi on September 22, Thursday.
The funeral will take place at 9:30 am in the presence of his wife Shikha and children Ayushmaan and Antara.
Indian comedians Sunil Pal and Ahsaan Qureshi, attended the last rites of comedian Raju Srivastava on Thursday morning.
Talking to ANI, Sunil Pal said, “Raju Srivastava was today’s, Charlie Chaplin. He was a very hardworking person and use to perform on stage for 2-3 hours continuously. The audience loved to see him perform on stage and he also loved his work. For his entire life, he has already made everyone laugh. If people consider us star performers, then Raju Srivastava was the entire sky. He was our teacher but never made us feel that. Raju Ji was very down-to-earth and a great person. He will always be remembered.” Comedian-actor Raju Srivastava breathed his last breath at the age of 58, on Wednesday at AIIMS Delhi, after being admitted there following a heart attack on August 10.Raju, who received widespread recognition after participating in the first season of the stand-up comedy show ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ in 2005, was part of the Indian entertainment industry since the late 1980s.
