Raju Srivastav's family to organise prayer meet in Mumbai tomorrow

Family of late comedian Raju Srivastav will be organizing a prayer meet in honour of the comedian in Mumbai on Sunday. The prayer meet will take place at the Iskcon Temple in Juhu from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, reported ANI citing the family members.

Srivastav passed away on September 21 at the age of 58. He had been on life support for over 40 days after he was admitted to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on August 10 following a heart attack.

He was in the entertainment industry since the 1980s and shot to fame after participating in the first season of the reality stand-up comedy show 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' in 2005.


Srivastava had also joined politics to serve the nation. He made a foray into politics in 2014 from the Samajwadi Party (where he was even named the Lok Sabha candidate from Kanpur) but later joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) the same year in a gap of few days.

Several national leaders and celebrities expressed their condolences to Raju Srivastav's family, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda, and Delhi Chief Minister. He is survived by wife Shikha Srivastav and children Antara and Ayushman.

(With inputs from ANI)