Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday paid tributes to popular singer KK, saying his untimely demise is an "irreparable loss" to the music world.
Preliminary findings of the post-mortem conducted on renowned Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, who passed away following a live concert here, indicated that he died due to a cardiac arrest, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
The preliminary post-mortem report of popular playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK), who died on late Tuesday evening in the city, after a stage performance, has cited the cause of death to be "normal", without any trace of foul play.
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj on Wednesday mourned the death of "younger brother"KKand remembered how he and the singer began their journey together with Gulzar's "Maachis". Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known asKK, passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 53, hours after his performance at the Nazrul Mancha auditorium in Kolkata.
Doctors at the hospital said they suspected “cardiac arrest” to be the cause of the death.
KKmemorably sang ‘Chhod Aaye Hum Woh Galiyaan’, composed by Bhardwaj for the 1996 movie with co-singers Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar and Vinod Sehgal.“Mera chhota Bhaiyaa. Hum saath aaye thay dilli se. Humara pehla break pehli film pehli kaamyaabi ek saath- MAACHIS (‘Chhodh aaye hum wo galiyan’. He also sang the 2nd music in Lata ji’s ‘pani pani re’) Anginat lamhe.. anginat yaadein.. Bepanah dard.. Bichhdey sabhee baari baari," the composer shared on Twitter.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condoled the demise of renowned singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, and said his songs will continue to rule the emotions of millions of people.