Siliguri: mortal remains of singer-actor Prashant Tamang, who passed away In Delhi, he was brought to Siliguri’s Bagdogra airport on Monday morning.
BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista and several other prominent personalities from the entertainment community were present to pay their last respects to the late singer.
Tamang’s mortal remains are likely to be taken to the airport for further rituals, including a scheduled public event for fans to pay their last respects at Chowrasta in Darjeeling. Gorkha Shaheed Seva Samiti (GSSS) national president Andrew Gurung said on Sunday that his last rites will be held in the presence of his family members and local villagers in Darjeeling.
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Speaking to ANI, BJP MP Raju Bista expressed grief over the sudden demise of Tamang.
“This is a huge loss for us. Prashant Tamang did a great job with his singing and his talent as an artiste. He did a great job of uniting all the Gorkha people. We will always be indebted to him for this. The entire country is with his family in this difficult time. He has a very young daughter, and his wife works in Air India. The family lived in Delhi. We will stand with his family,” the BJP MP said.
Prashant Tamang, a resident of Darjeeling, West Bengal, died on Sunday at his Delhi residence.
ADCP South-West Delhi Abhimanyu Poswal shared the official update about his death and told ANI, “Today at 3.10 pm, an MLC was received from Mata Chanan Devi Hospital. We received information that Prashant Tamang, a resident of Raghunagar, was declared dead in the hospital. An investigating officer visited there and received the MLC.”
He said, “The crime team and the FSL team reached the residence of the deceased and collected evidence. At present, the body has been sent to DDU Hospital for postmortem, so that we can determine the cause of death. His wife and daughter lived with him and it was his wife who brought him to the hospital. His statement and other things have been recorded. It will be difficult to say anything suspicious till the final postmortem report comes.”
Tamang was the winner of Indian Idol Season 3. Apart from cementing his position in music, he also ventured into acting, famously appearing in ‘Paatal Lok Season 2’. He is also expected to be a part of Salman Khan’s upcoming film ‘Battle of Galwan’.
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His wife Martha Ally expressed her gratitude for the tremendous support and condolences she received from fans and well-wishers around the world following Tamang’s death.
Addressing speculation over his sudden demise, Martha Ealy clarified that there were no suspicious circumstances involved. She said, “It was a natural death. He was sleeping when he left us. I was right next to him at that time.”