Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar died due to a massive heart attack on October 29. In a heart touching move, Dr Bhujang Shetty got a call from Raghavendra Rajkumar, Puneeth Pajkumar’s brother to retrieve his eyes for donation. Puneeth Rajkumar became the 3rd member of his family to donate his eyes after his father Dr Rajkumar in 2006 and his mother Parvathamma in 2017.
Taking to Twitter, fellow actor and friend of Puneeth Rajkumar, Chetan Kumar, also pledged to donate his eyes. He tweeted, “While I was at hospital to see Appu Sir, a medical group came to remove his eyes in 6-hour window after death Appu Sir—like Dr Rajkumar & @NimmaShivanna—donated his eyes. Following in their footsteps & in Appu Sir’s memory, we must all pledge to donate our #eyes as well. I do so (sic).”
Puneeth Rajkumar’s eyes were donated after his death, just like his father Dr Rajkumar in 2006 and his mother Parvathamma in 2017. Dr Bhujang Shetty got a call from Raghavendra Rajkumar to retrieve his brother’s eyes for donation after his death on October 29. Puneeth Rajkumar’s eyes were given to the Dr Rajkumar Eye Bank (Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital) located in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. Dr Shetty is the founder and chairman of Narayana Nethralaya that owns the eye bank.
Meanwhile, Puneeth Rajkumar will be cremated with full state honours on October 31, Sunday. The cremation will happen at Bengaluru’s Kanteerava studio next to his father’s memorial.
