Unforgettable Sunil Dutt.(Obituary)

(From The Statesman (India))

That whole day the television was not switched off. One of the many 24 hours news channel was always on. It got quite annoying after a while for they kept repeating the same thing. Actors, politicians, business tycoons -- they were all there on television and they all had something to say... They were all hurt and saddened ... And they were all there to support the grieving family. The condolences and obituaries poured till it overflowed. Miles away from the various power capitals of the country, I sat in my room and stared, quite blankly, at the television screen. Actor turned politician, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr.Sunil Dutt had passed away the previous night owing to a heart attack. A sense of numbness prevailed over me, there was a certain amount of disbelief, even shock. After all, I had met him only a couple of …