Famous veteran TV personality Minja Subota passes away

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Famous television presenter Minja Subota, who was rushed to the hospital on Saturday, has died at the age of 82.

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He was admitted a the pulmonology ward for a disease he had been battling for a long time.

Deputy Belgrade Mayor Goran Vesic said goodbye to him on Facebook.

"Minja Subota has died. Our Minja that we all grew up with. Minja, who taught us with a song to be good people and to understand the world. Minja, who was always cheerful and smiling even when he was struggling with a serious, insidious and vicious disease," Vesic wrote, adding:

"When someone would mention Minja Subota, everyone, older or younger Belgraders, immediately thought of 'Muzicki Tobogan' ('Musical Slide' TV show), a childhood show of each of us. Minja marked the successful decades of what was then Television Belgrade. He was an electrical engineer. He was a successful musician, singer, composer, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and creator of numerous shows for radio and television.

He loved children very much. By creating and composing for the youngest, he remained a child in his soul.

Rest in peace, Minja. You've suffered a lot in recent years, but you didn't let it get noticed. You taught us, and now it's our turn to repay you. First with the funeral in the Alley of Deserving Citizens, and then with a lasting memory. In three years, you will get a street named after you in our city, and the Children's Cultural Center that you led until going to the hospital will keep a lasting memory of their Minja."

(Telegraf.rs)