The event's guests included actors Junior NTR and Rajinikanth, as well as Sudha Murty, chair of the Infosys Foundation.
Actor Puneeth Rajkumar received the Karnataka Ratna, the highest civilian honour bestowed by the state, posthumously on November 1 in Bengaluru during the 67th Karnataka Rajyotsava.
The event, which officially started at 4 p.m. in front of the Vidhana Soudha, was attended by movie stars Rajinikanth and Junior NTR as well as Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty. The ninth winner of the Karnataka Ratna award will be Puneeth, who passed away a year ago.
On November 1, the government distributed 5,000 passes so that people may see the late Puneeth Rajkumar receive the Karnataka Ratna, the state's highest civilian honour, on the great steps of the Vidhana Soudha.
The Ambedkar Road in front of the Vidhana Soudha was closed in the evening due to the enormous number of people that attended the event. Later in the day, the government presented Rajyotsava awards to 67 achievements in various sectors.
Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, promised that the Rajyotsava would be observed in a meaningful manner. He requested that the Kannada flag be raised by all offices, organisations, and schools.
Puneeth Rajkumar, also known as "Appu," was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer who specialised in Kannada films. He was born on 17 March 1975 and passed away on 29 October 2021. He was the youngest child of Kannada matinee hero and actor Dr Rajkumar.
He was among the most well-liked actors in Kannada movies. He played the lead in 29 movies, and he was a frequent child actor.
His most recent film role was in the docudrama Gandhada Gudi (2022), in which he played himself. ironically, his first death anniversary occurs on October 29 after his album was published on October 28. He was one of the most well-known and well-paid actors in Kannada films. He made his television presentation debut in 2012 on the Kannada version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", Kannada Kotyadhipati. After donating his eye, Narayana Nethralaya received 85,000 donations in a year as opposed to 65,000 commitments over the course of 28 years.
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