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The legendary Indian sprinter, Milkha Singh – the Flying Sikh breathed his last on Jun 18, 2021, due to COVID-19 complications. The entire nation mourned his demise and extended condolences online. The nonagenarian sprint icon died at 11:30 pm on Friday in Chandigarh.
Bollywood too paid tribute to the legend named Milkha Singh. From Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar to Taapsee Pannu, everyone thronged social media to express grief.
“In grief… Milkha Singh passes away… The pride of India… A great athlete… A greater human…,” Bachchan wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning.
T 3940 – In grief .. Milkha Singh passes away .. the pride of India .. a great athlete .. a greater human ..
Waheguru di Mehr .. prayers 🙏🙏— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 19, 2021
Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas also mourned the demise of the former athlete and recalled how his aura made their first meeting special.
“Warm and welcoming, you made our first meeting so so special. I have been inspired by your excellence, touched by your humility, influenced by your contribution to our country. Om Shanti #Milkha ji. Sending love and prayers to the family,” she tweeted.
Warm and welcoming, you made our first meeting so so special. I have been inspired by your excellence, touched by your humility, influenced by your contribution to our country. Om Shanti #Milkha ji. Sending love and prayers to the family. #MilkhaSingh
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) June 18, 2021
Taapsee Pannu seems to have been numb by the sad news of the demise of India’s ‘Flying Singh’ as she wrote, “And he flew away,” with a broken heart emoticon.
And he flew away 💔
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) June 18, 2021
Kumar, who was offered to star in the biopic prior to Akhtar, said he will regret not saying yes to the film.
“Incredibly sad to hear about the demise of #MilkhaSingh ji. The one character I forever regret not playing on-screen! May you have a golden run in heaven, Flying Sikh. Om shanti, Sir,” Kumar wrote.
Incredibly sad to hear about the demise of #MilkhaSingh ji. The one character I forever regret not playing on-screen!
May you have a golden run in heaven, Flying Sikh. Om shanti, Sir 🙏🏻— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 19, 2021
Milkha Singh passed away 5 days after the demise of his wife Nirmal Milkha Singh.