Zubeen Garg Fans Fulfil His Last Wish, Sing Mayabini Ratir Bukut Outside Residence Ahead Of Funeral - Watch
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of fans stayed up all night to bid adieu to singer Zubeen Garg on Sunday. Before his mortal remains reached Guwahati, many gathered outside his residence to pay a musical tribute to the Ya Ali singer.Fulfilling his last wish, they sang the heartfelt Assamese song Mayabini Ratir Bukutto express their love and grief.A video shows a group of fans singing Zubeen's iconic song outside his home. Check it out here:
#WATCH | Assam | Fans of singer Zubeen Garg gather outside his residence in Guwahati following his demise in a scuba accident in Singapore on 19 September.The mortal remains of Zubeen Garg are being brought to Guwahati after they arrived in Delhi earlier today. pic.twitter.com/DAlYnt26tn
For those unversed, Mayabini Ratir Bukut was extremely close to Zubeen's heart. At a concert, he had even urged his fans to sing this song when he passes away. A clip of the same has also gone viral after the singer's demise.“This song is my fantasy. When I die, the entire Assam has to sing this song,” he had said. And fans did exactly that.ALSO READ: Zubeen Garg's Wife Garima Breaks Down In First Video Message Post Singer's Death, Asks FIRs Against Manager Siddharth To Be WithdrawnZubeen Garg DemiseThe popular singer passed away in Singapore while scuba diving. According to reports, he suffered breathlessness and a seizure after jumping from a yacht. He was given CPR and rushed to Singapore General Hospital but was declared dead.In an official statement to Times Of India, his wife Garima clarified, "Zubeen, along with seven or eight others, including drummer Shekhar and Sidhartha, went to the island on a yacht. They swam together and returned to the shore on the yacht. All of them were wearing life jackets. But Zubeen went to swim again and suffered a seizure attack. He suffered seizure attacks on several occasions earlier but escaped death. Other team members rescued him after seeing something unusual. He was kept in the ICU at Singapore General Hospital for about two hours.”His post-mortem was conducted in Singapore on Saturday, and his mortal remains have now reached Guwahati. The last rites are expected to take place later today.