Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam’s son SP Charan released a video on Monday, refuting reports of his father testing negative for the coronavirus.
On Monday morning, reports claimed SPB had tested negative according a statement released by Charan’s team. Though Charan, did not confirm whether his father had tested negative or not, he asked everyone to refrain from rumour-mongering.
“I usually post Appa’s health updates after I have a discussion with the medical team from the hospital. But, unfortunately, I am forced to put up a post in the morning. I am the only one who gets the information about dad. All information comes to me first and only then I post it to the media. Today, unfortunately, rumours are going around that dad has tested negative for COVID,” said Charan in the video.
He added: “Regardless of whether he is COVID negative or positive, the status is still the same clinically. He is still on life support. He is stable, fortunately. We are hoping that the stability will help him recover his lungs as early as possible. So please refrain from rumour-mongering. I will put up a post in the evening after I have a discussion with the doctors.”
The veteran singer was admitted to MGM Healthcare in Chennai with mild COVID-19 symptoms on August 5. On August 13, he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit and has been put on life support after his condition deteriorated.
Celebrities, as well as the general public across Tamil Nadu are praying for his recovery. His son Charan thanked all for the prayers and pointed out his father was 'stable' today though he was
'critical' on August 20. "But that doesn't mean he has completely recovered. What it means is there are no complications, all his vitals are working just fine and we have complete faith in the medical team and all the prayers that are coming our way. Glad he is being listed as stable," Charan had said in a video message.