RK LAXMAN REMEMBERED BY SACHIN TENDULKAR

India’s most popular and loved cartoonist RK Laxman’s death on Monday evening of January 26 has left a massive void in many lives. After all, he touched everyone’s lives with his apt symbolization of ordinary people though his famed cartoon the Common Man since 1957. On his sad demise, India’s greatest cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to offer his condolences to the late genius’ near and dear ones.

Sachin Tendulkar wrote, “The Man who expressed so much for and as the Common Man is no more. Deepest Condolences to his family and friends.” His tweet could be well related by fellow countryman as none could fill the huge gap left by the Common Man.

RK Laxman who breathed his last at the Dinanath Mangeshkar hospital in Pune, was admitted for the past few days with complaints of throat infections and other complications. His love for sketching could be understood as RK Laxman continued with his cartooning even after getting his left side paralysed as a result of heart attack in 2003.

The recipient of several awards including Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Magsaysay Award, many believed RK Laxman should have been conferred with India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna. One does not know when this great personality will be bestowed with this honour but India’s youngest Bharat Ratna recipient, Sachin Tendulkar is definitely one of the million fans of the Common Man.