Shilpa Shetty was visibly emotional after meeting the family of the late Baba Siddique at Lilavati Hospital. Accompanied by her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, Shetty was seen wiping away tears as she paid her respects to the grieving family.
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique passed away on Saturday after being shot multiple times by unidentified assailants.The attack occurred near the office of his son, Zeeshan Siddique, in Bandra East. Siddique sustained critical gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
Bollywood stars Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan, known for their close ties with Siddique, were also spotted arriving at the hospital shortly after the news broke. Sanjay Dutt was among the first visitors, followed by Salman Khan. Former MLA Krishna Hegde, who had worked closely with Siddique for 35 years, also came to pay his respects.
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Speaking to ETimes, Hegde shared insights into Baba Siddique’s deep connection with Bollywood, which began through his close relationship with the late Sunil Dutt. “I’ve known him for the last 35 years. When he was a kid, he used to visit my bungalow because my father was the General Secretary of the Mumbai Congress. Later, he became a corporator, then an MLA, and eventually a minister. So, I’ve personally worked with him for 35 years. We worked very closely with Sunil Dutt, along with others. If anyone was loyal to Sunil Dutt until the end, it was the two of us,” Hegde recalled.
Hegde added that Siddique later shifted his party allegiance to Ajit Pawar, just as he himself moved to Eknath Shinde. “This incident is very unfortunate, but there’s no law-and-order issue in Mumbai—it seems more like a rivalry over an SRA project,” he stated.
Hegde also highlighted Siddique’s strong ties with prominent film stars, including Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, explaining how they played a key role in bringing Bollywood and the political community together in Mumbai.
