‘It's not right’: Yash says he did not attend funeral of fan who died by suicide so as not to set wrong precedent

While promoting his upcoming film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, Yash spoke about his fan who died by suicide in 2021 and said this.

Actor Yash is busy promoting the release of his upcoming film, Geetu Mohandas’ Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups. He attended Aap Ki Adalat as part of the promotions and spoke about his career and more. He also spoke about his decision not to attend the funeral of a fan who died by suicide a few years ago so as not to set a wrong precedent. Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, attended the funeral.

Yash says he was sad and felt bad after his fan's death but did not attend the funeral.

Yash on not attending fan’s funeral

On the show, Yash was asked about the death of his 25-year-old fan, Ramakrishna, from Kodidoddi village in Karnataka’s Mandya district. He died by suicide, and as per reports, had left behind a note expressing his wish for Yash and Siddaramaiah to attend his funeral. The politician obliged, but the actor didn’t.

The actor explained that he stayed away because he did not want to set a wrong precedent. He stated that he did not want other fans to believe that such an extreme measure would compel him to attend. He said, “I felt that if I did this, a lot of people might think that if they do something like this, I will come. That mindset itself is wrong. What will happen if I go to his funeral after he has died? And if I encourage that, it is not right.”

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Yash stated that he was sad about the fan’s death and felt bad. “But if I go and do this, a lot of people could do the same thing. If somebody says, let me achieve something, and if I achieve it, Yash should come, I will try to go. If somebody achieves something and asks me to be there, I will try to go if I can. But encouraging this particular thing would set a wrong precedent. That is why I did not go,” he explained.

About Yash’s upcoming films

Yash was last seen in Prashanth Neel’s hit KGF films, which were released in 2018 and 2022. His next film, Toxic, with Geetu Mohandas, is hitting screens on August 26 after numerous delays. The film also stars Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Rukmini Vasanth, Huma Qureshi and Tara Sutaria in lead roles.

Yash also has the Ramayana films with Nitesh Tiwari lined up. He will play Ravana, while Ranbir Kapoor will play Ram and Sai Pallavi will play Sita. The first part will hit screens during Diwali 2026, while the second part will be released during Diwali 2027.

Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. If you need support or know someone who does, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist.

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