MUMBAI, June 1 (Reuters) – Indian singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, higher generally known as KK, died on Tuesday evening after falling ailing in the midst of a live performance, native media reported.
Kunnath was acting at a crowded indoor stadium within the jap Indian metropolis of Kolkata when he complained of uneasiness. He was rushed to a hospital, the Hindustan Occasions newspaper reported.
Tributes to the singer, who was 53, poured in on social media, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other Bollywood singers and actors expressing condolences.
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“His songs mirrored a variety of feelings as (they) struck a chord with folks of all age teams. We’ll all the time keep in mind him via his songs,” Modi stated on Twitter.
Kunnath had sung a number of songs for Bollywood movies and music albums and incessantly carried out at dwell concert events.
(This story corrects to say that demise happened on Tuesday, not Monday)
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Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar in Mumbai; Modifying by Bradley Perrett
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