Bollywood
celebrities
like
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
Javed
Akhtar
have
expressed
shock
and
grief
at
the
sudden
demise
of
union
Minister
for
Rural
Development
and
senior
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
leader
Gopinath
Munde
in
Delhi
Tuesday.
Munde,
64,
an
important
figure
in
Maharashtra
politics,
was
on
his
way
to
the
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport
when
his
Maruti
Suzuki
SX4
car
was
hit
by
a
Tata
Indica
at
Aurobindo
Marg
in
south
Delhi
around
6.20
a.m.,
police
said.
The
tinsel
town
remembers
him
as
'leader'
and
an
'inspiring
gentleman'.
Here's
what
the
celebrities
posted
on
Twitter:
Mahesh
Bhatt:
Tragic!
Gopinath
Munde,
a
fine
human
being
&
leader
has
'passed
away'.
The
nation
mourns
his
loss
(sic).
Asha
Bhosle:
Condolences
to
Gopinathji's
family.
Deeply
saddened
to
hear
this
news.
He
was
a
good
friend
&
well
wisher.
Javed
Akhtar:
The
sudden
demise
of
Mr.
Munde
has
come
as
a
shock
to
everyone.
My
condolence
to
the
family
and
friends.
Subhash
Ghai:
Personally
Shocked
n
sad.
Munde
ji
was
an
inspiring
gentleman
I
knew.
He
would
smile
n
share
everyone's
grief
god
bless
his
noble
soul
(sic).
Madhur
Bhandarkar:
Shocked
to
hear
about
Mundeji.
Will
miss
his
rare
combination
of
admirable
leadership
skills
with
a
down
to
earth
yet
vibrant
personality
(sic).
Ronnie
Screwvala:
Life
has
its
own
turns
-
and
we
do
not
always
know
whats
around
the
bend
-
RIP
Gopinath
Munde
(sic).
Pritish
Nandy:
Sad.
Gopinath
Munde.
Can't
claim
his
friendship
but
he
was
a
decent
man.
Readying
to
contest
for
Maharashtra's
CM
job
(sic).
Sanjay
Gupta:
Saddened
by
the
news
of
Mr.
Munde's
death.
The
unpredictability
of
life...
RIP
Gopinathji.
Atul
Kulkarni:
Pramod
Mahajan,
Vilasrao
Deshmukh,
Balasaheb
Thakre,
Gopinath
Munde.
MRashtra
politics
is
changing
at
the
hands
of
death
rather
than
people
(sic).
Manoj
Bajpayee:
RIP
Mr.
Munde!
Condolences
to
the
family
and
friends!
Satish
Kaushik:
Shocking
death
of
dedicated
popular
BJP
leader
from
Maharashtra..
May
god
rest
his
soul
in
peace.
My
heartfelt
condolences
to
the
family.
Gul
Panag:
Terrible
to
hear
about
the
untimely
demise
of
Mr
Gopinath
Munde.
Deepest
condolences.
RIP.
Riteish
Deshmukh:
I
am
shocked
beyond
words
-
Apart
from
being
a
big
leader
for
me
Mundeji
was
my
father's
closest
friend
-
an
unfathomable
loss.