Late actor Dilip Kumar’s Twitter account will be closed, family friend Faisal Farooqui said on Wednesday. The news comes months after Dilip Kumar’s death on July 7 at the age of 98 after a long ailment.

In a tweet on the verified page, Faisal Farooqui wrote that he has received the veteran actor’s wife and yesteryear actress Saira Banu’s consent to close the account. 

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“After much discussion and deliberation and with the consent of Saira Banu ji, I hv decided to close this twitter account of beloved Dilip Kumar Saab (sic),” Faisal Farooqui said in the post.

“Thank you for your continuous love and support,” he added.

Both Faisal Farooqui and Saira Banu used the account to share information and keep fans updated about Dilip Kumar’s health in the past.

Dilip Kumar’s account on the microblogging site has over 619.6k followers. The page was created in November 2011.

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The legendary Bollywood actor died on Wednesday at a Mumbai hospital. The news of his death was first revealed by Dr Jalil Parkar, who had been treating the actor. It was later confirmed by Dilip Kumar’s friend Faisal Farooqui, who took to the late actor’s Twitter handle to write, “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab.”