R K Laxman: An uncommon man passes away. India pays tribute

Legendary cartoonist R K Laxman, the inventor of the ‘common man died in  Pune hospital on Monday evening. We bring you a selection of tributes from the celebrities and the citizens, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India will miss you RK Laxman. We are grateful to you for adding the much needed humour in our lives & always bringing smiles on our faces.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2015

A legend is no more. The common man has gone out of our lives on R day: RK Laxman RIP.

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) January 26, 2015

A great man who used a small space to tell such meaningful stories. RK Laxman brought joy. Goodbye and thank you.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 26, 2015

Voice of the common man – iconic cartoonist RK Laxman passes away just when the common man was beginning to get respectibility. So ironic!

— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) January 26, 2015

Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman dies- soul of the 'common man' goes with him..RIP

— pallavi ghosh (@pallavighcnnibn) January 26, 2015

RK Laxman had said- Bad cinema makes good money, good cinema makes bad money. That was our struggle: Vinod Chopra #FilmBazaar2014

— NFDC India (@nfdcindia) November 23, 2014

The best part of studying social during school days were the common man cartoons in our NCERT textbooks. RIP RK Laxman.

— Kamal (@sgkamal) January 26, 2015

He made the Aam Aadmi – the Common Man – a part of our mornings. Rest in Peace, RK Laxman. Hamaare liye aap Bharat ke asli Ratna rahenge..

— Nimish Dubey (@nimishdubey) January 26, 2015

World, please note–in India we love our cartoonists RIP #hebdo @firstpostin: Eminent cartoonist RK Laxman passes away at the age of 94

— Nalini Singh (@nalinisinghtv) January 26, 2015