New Delhi: Kannada cinema’s “Power Star” and celebrity television host Puneeth Rajkumar continues to lead by example even in death.
The actor, who died following a massive heart attack, donated his eyes like his father – legendary south actor Dr Rajkumar – who had himself pledged his entire family’s eyes back in 1994. Dr Rajkumar had also died of a heart attack on 12 April 2006 aged 76.
A team of doctors performed the procedure within a six-hour window after his death, tweeted actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa.
“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,” the actor tweeted, urging everyone to donate “following in their footsteps & in Appu Sir’s memory”.
