Badal mourns death of Dharmendra's brother
Press Trust of India Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of veteran bollywood actor and younger brother of star Dharmendra, Ajit Singh Deol who passed away at Mumbai on Friday.
In a condolence message, the Chief Minister said that with the death of Ajit Singh Deol, whose son Abhay Deol is also a film star, Punjab has lost a true son of soil who had made his presence felt in the tinsel world of Hindi as well as Punjabi film industry.
He said that Deol would be ever remembered as a simple hearted person, who played a vital role in promoting Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat in every corner of the world.
Sharing his heart-felt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family, the Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty to give them courage and strength to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed soul.