Vivek
Oberoi
on
Saturday
(April
17)
opened
up
about
the
ill
health
rumours
and
clarified
that
he
is
well
with
his
family
in
Mumbai.
The
actor
in
his
statement
also
extended
his
condolences
on
the
death
of
popular
Tamil
actor
Vivekh.
The
actor's
statement
comes
after
a
tabloid
reported
that
the
Bollywood
actor
underwent
an
emergency
coronary
angiogram
and
angioplasty
in
a
hospital
in
Chennai.
However,
it
was
soon
reported
that
Tamil
star
Vivekh
was
the
one
hospitalised
in
Chennai.
Taking
to
his
Twitter
account,
Oberoi
wrote,
"There
has
been
a
false
news
report
about
me
being
hospitalised
in
Chennai,
I
would
like
to
clarify
that
I
am
safe
&
healthy
with
my
family
in
Mumbai,
but
deeply
saddened
to
hear
abt
the
demise
of
@Actor_Vivek
from
the
Tamil
industry.
I
extend
my
deepest
condolences
to
his
family."
According
to
reports,
Tamil
actor
Vivekh
was
put
on
extracorporeal
membrane
oxygenation
(ECMO)
support
after
he
suffered
a
cardiac
arrest.
The
actor
was
administered
the
COVID-19
vaccine
on
Thursday.
However,
authorities
have
said
that
the
cardiac
arrest
was
not
due
to
the
vaccination.
"He
passed
away
at
4.35
am," on
Saturday
(April
17)
said
a
medical
bulletin
from
the
hospital.
For
the
unversed,
Vivekh
was
popularly
called
'Chinna
Kalaivanar'
for
his
penchant
on
social
reforms
and
for
his
dialogues
reflecting
that
.
The
late
actor
was
awarded
the
Padma
Shri
in
2009.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
two
daughters.
His
son
died
a
few
years
ago
after
suffering
from
dengue
and
brain
fever.