Vilasrao Deshmukh's 9th Death Anniversary: Riteish And Genelia Pen Heartmelting Notes For Him

On former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh's 9th death anniversary, his son, Riteish Deshmukh and daughter-in-law, Genelia Deshmukh, shared heartfelt tributes.

Late politician, Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh is still remembered as one of the best Chief Ministers in the history of Maharashtra. The man was widely known as 'People's Minister' because of his tremendous work on the ground levels for the betterment of Maharashtra. For the unversed, Vilasrao Deshmukh was elected as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra two times, from 1999-2003 and 2004-2008.

However, sadly on August 14, 2012, the popular minister passed away due to multiple organ failures in a hospital in Chennai. Now, on his 9th death anniversary, his son, Riteish Deshmukh and daughter-in-law, Genelia Deshmukh, paid their heartfelt tributes to him through their posts on their respective social media handles.

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On August 14, 2021, Riteish Deshmukh took to his Instagram handle and shared an emotional video to mark his father, Vilasrao Deshmukh's 9th death anniversary. In the video, he can be seen caressing his father's white kurta and Nehru jacket. While the popular song, Abhi Mujh Mein Kahi from the movie, Agneepath, can be heard playing in the background, making it even more emotional to watch. Along with the heartmelting video, Riteish penned a teary-eyed note in the caption, and it can be read as "Miss you everyday PAPPA!! #vilasraodeshmukh." After a few minutes, Riteish also shared a video in which he can be seen paying respects to his father at his life-size statue installed at Nivada, in Latur, Maharashtra.

Vilasrao Deshmukh's doting daughter-in-law, Genelia Deshmukh also took to her IG handle and shared a beautiful collage. The collage featured her husband, Riteish Deshmukh's picture on the left side, while on the right side, we can see a picture of her father-in-law. The collage speaks everything about the striking resemblance between the father-son duo.

Along with this picture collage, Genelia penned a note in the caption, and it can be read as "I know this is the look, you have on all of us, wherever you are, because our loved ones never ever really leave us, they keep loving us, looking after us, showing us the right path. For me it's the highest form of love, to just be able to feel it even when you don't see it. We Miss You Papa. I'm sure you spreading your charm, wherever you are."

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On Vilasrao Deshmukh's 7th death anniversary on August 14, 2019, his son, Riteish Deshmukh, had taken to his Twitter handle and had posted two pictures from his remembering ceremony. In the pictures, we could see Riteish Deshmukh with his wife and actress, Genelia Deshmukh, along with their families. In his tweet, Riteish had written a few lines for his father and it could be read as "Some say 7 years is a long time, for me it feels like yesterday. Miss You Pappa..... #VilasraoDeshmukh."

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Riteish Deshmukh will next be seen in the film, Bachchan Pandey, alongside Akshay Kumar.