Bollywood bids adieu to Sri Sathya Sai Baba

  • IndiaGlitz, [Monday,April 25 2011]

India's most renowned spiritual leader, Sri Sathya Sai Baba left for heavenly abode on Sunday (24 April). He was admitted to hospital nearly a month back owing to deteriorating health.

The Holy Guru, aged 85, passed away at the Sathya Sai Super Speciality Hospital at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. Following this, thousands of devotees from all over the globe expressed grief, that including celebrities from our glittering world of cinema. Here are few tweets from some of the noted celebrities that started pouring in since yesterday -

Amitabh Bachchan - Very sad to hear of the passing of Satya Sai baba ..sent me 'vibhuti' at the time of Coolie accident .. on getting well visited him.

Abhishek Bachchan - heard the very sad news of Shri Satya Sai Baba passing away. i remember the 1st photo i saw of him was in my dadima's mandir. Aishwarya is.. a great believer in him. she called this morning to give me the sad news. we send our prayers....Aum Sai Ram. a message from the mrs. -Shri Satya Sai Baba..deep sadness on His demise..He remains with us...Prayers...Aum Sai Ram!

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma - Just heard that Baba left his body...my heart bleeds for his followers..my sincere condolences.

Vivek Oberoi - SRI SATHYA SAI BABA left his human body and departed away this morning. The body is merely a vehicle. His spirit will continue to guide us as always.

Anupam Kher - Sathya Sai Baba had millions of followers all over the world. Their faith in him held them together. May God give them strength. RIP Baba.

R. Madhavan - Sai Baba RIP. My condolences to all his followers.

Riteish Deshmukh - The man (Satya Sai Baba) spread love and helped the needy. Had the privilege to meet him and spending some time with him a few times. His invaluable guidance will be cherished for a life time. We love you and miss you BABA.

Rana Daggubati - RIP....Sathya Sai Baba. My condolences to all his followers.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar - Sad to hear about the demise of Sathya Sai Baba. He was an inspiration for many. Such an enlightened soul.

Neha Dhupia - R.I.P. Satya Sai Baba. Condolences to all his followers, disciples & loved ones.

Director-writer Sangeeth Sivan - R.I.P. Satya Sai Baba. Condolences to all his followers, disciples and loved ones.

IndiaGlitz extends heartfelt condolence to all the followers of Baba & also our homage to the Holy Guru.