Singer Arijit Singh’s mother Aditi Singh passed away at a Kolkata hospital on Thursday. She was 52.
She was undergoing treatment after she tested positive for COVID-19 the Times of India reported.
Aditi Singh had tested negative for the viral disease on Monday but succumbed to a cerebral stroke late on Thursday, the hospital said in a statement.
"She passed away last night around 11 pm. Singh, admitted with COVID, was put on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). She tested negative on Monday but succumbed to a cerebral stroke last night," an official statement issued by the medical establishment explained.
Earlier this month, actress Swasthika Mukherjee and director Srijit Mukherjee had appealed to followers to help the singer as he was looking for A-blood group donors. “Need A- blood for singer Arijit Singh’s mother, admitted in Amri Dhakuria. Need it today,” Swasthika had tweeted.
Arijit became a national favourite with his hit song Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2. He went on sing popular numbers in Bollywood films. Recently, he turned music composer with Netflix’s family Pagglait drama starring Sanya Malhotra. He had dedicated his debut album to his `guide` and academy-award winning composer A.R. Rahman.
-with PTI inputs