Tunisha Sharma was cremated on Tuesday by her family members and close friends. She died by suicide on December 24. The 20-year-old actress' mother Vanita Sharma fainted during the funeral. All the heartwrenching moments from Tunisha's last rites were captured by the paparazzi and the media. Reacting to the insensitive and extensive coverage, Reem Shaikh slammed the media for disrespecting the privacy of Tunisha's family members.
On Instagram Reem, who was Tunisha's close friend, requested the media to allow the late actress' family to grieve in private. "Today as we lost a smile , we lost someone so full of life leave us soon. It was heartbreaking to let her go. Being an actor, our life is an open book and while we appreciate the fact that the media has always been a part of our highs and lows, we as a human also deserve a bit of privacy while dealing with an unbearable loss," Reem wrote.
She further added, "Tunisha’s mom who was grateful to the media to spread her message, yet it was so disheartening to see the same media capture the mother in her worse and in an unconscious state who just lost her only child. It was boiling my blood to see during the rituals also we were asked to give quotes and speak what we feel. No words can describe what I feel."
Reem concluded her note by saying, "We understand it’s important for them to cover the news and update the audience but the amount of pain and grief of losing someone so close and so young cannot be described. Everyone deserves to mourn in privacy during such times and that personal space should be respected and given by the media too. Please give them privacy and have some sentiments towards situations like these. Have a heart as well while doing your profession. It just makes you a better human by heart."
Tunisha died by suicide on the set of her daily soap, titled Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul. She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by the show's crew and co-actor Sheezan Khan. The doctors declared her dead on arrival.
(Source: Instagram)
