Published 17:45 IST, May 29th 2020

Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan, Mammootty and others pay tribute to MP Veerendra Kumar

Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan, Mammootty & other celebrities from the south were recently seen paying their tributes to MP Veerendra Kumar as he passed away yesterday.

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Rajya Sabha member and Managing Director of Mathrubhumi Group MP Veerendra Kumar passed away yesterday on May 28, 2020, due to a cardiac arrest. Kumar was 84 years old when he took his last breath in a private hospital in Kerala, according to reports. Several celebrities as well as politicians took to ir social media handles and expressed ir heartfelt condolences.

se celebrities included famous south actors like Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Nivin Pauly, and ors. Prithiviraj Sukumaran was also among those who paid ir tributes to Rajya Sabha member, through ir social media handles. Read more:

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Celebrities pay tribute to MP Veerendra Kumar

Taking to his social media handle Kamal Haasan has talked about how it is sad that Managing Director of Mathrubhumi Group MP Veerendra Kumar has passed away. Haasan said that Kumar donned many hats as he was a former union minister, an author, a socialist, and also said that he was first and foremost a good human being.

In his tweet, Haasan wrote, "Sad to learn demise of M.D of Mathrubhumi, M.P Veerendra Kumar, who donned many hats as a former union minister, an Author and a Socialist, but always a very good human being. My condolences to family and people close to him." Here is tweet:

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Several or actors also posted photos of late politician on ir social media handle. Prithiviraj Sukumaran posted a photo of late former minister on his social media handle. He n captioned it saying, “Rest in Peace!” Here is tweet by Prithiviraj Sukumaran.

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Or actors who expressed ir sadness and paid a tribute to M P Veerendra Kumar are Anu Sithara, Nivin Pauly, and Indrajith. Actor Mammootty, who was reportedly a good friend of M P Veerendra Kumar, said that y have been in a very close friendship since first time y met.

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He took to his social media handle and wrote, “We have been a very close relationship since first time we met. On every st, in each st, we were like friends at every st." Actor Mohanlal also penned a heartfelt te to pay his tribute to Kumar. Here is what he shared on his social media handle:

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17:45 IST, May 29th 2020