S P Balasubrahmanyam: Anil Kumar Yadav, Minister of Irrigation of Andhra Pradesh, at the SPB funeral (courtesy ANI)
Strong points
- The funeral rites were performed by the son of singer S P Charan
- Vehicles were only allowed to park in designated parking lots.
- About 500 police officers were deployed
Chennai:
Celebrities, fans to the general public, mourners lined up in Tamaraipakkam near here on Saturday to pay their respects to star singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB. At dawn, men and women took to the veteran singer’s vast farm to pay their last respects despite restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic and around 500 police officers were deployed to regulate the relentless crowds, including several came from distant places.
Tamaraipakkam is about 45 kilometers from here. People showed up row after row and paid homage as SPB’s calm face inside a freezer triggered their own memories in relation to the countless songs he had sung.
Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav, Tiruvallur District Collector Mageswari Ravikumar, Police Commissioner Aravindan, SPB Director and Friend Bharathiraja, Music Composer Devi Sri Prasad, Singer Mano , comedian Mayilsami were among the celebrities who showed up to pay tribute.
Elaborate arrangements, including setting up barricades to regulate crowds and granting separate entrance to VIPs and the general public, were made by the police and vehicles were only allowed to park in public areas. designated car parks.
The funeral rites, with the participation of the singer’s son S P Charan, were performed by priests and an open area in part of the farm was prepared to put the singer to rest.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami had previously announced police honors for the singer and a team of police are ready to greet the late star singer.
AIADMK chief and Minister of State for Fisheries, Dr Jayakumar, and head of DMK’s youth wing, Udhayanidhi Stalin, were among those who visited the singer’s residence here on Friday to pay their respects. The singer, who was a legend in his time, died on Friday after an unsuccessful battle with COVID-19 for more than a month.
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