S
Janaki,
the
legendary
singer
is
the
latest
victim
of
a
death
hoax,
in
the
South
Indian
film
industry.
Recently,
a
rumour
which
suggested
that
the
Janaki
is
no
more
had
circulated
on
social
media,
to
the
much
shock
of
the
film
industry
members
and
music
lovers.
However
the
veteran
singer's
family
has
now
put
an
end
to
the
speculations.
Murali
Krishna,
the
son
of
S
Janaki
slammed
the
rumours
while
addressing
the
media
recently.
He
has
confirmed
that
the
singer
is
doing
absolutely
fine,
and
is
recovering
from
minor
surgery.
The
family
members
have
also
requested
the
fans
and
well-wishers
of
S
Janaki
to
not
spread
baseless
rumours.
The
legendary
singer's
industry
friends
and
colleagues,
including
the
senior
singer
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
and
actor-director
Manobala,
took
to
their
respective
social
media
pages,
to
slam
the
rumours.
SP
Balasubrahmanyam,
who
is
extremely
upset
with
the
death
hoax,
slammed
the
netizens
for
spreading
baseless
rumours
regarding
S
Janaki's
health
condition.
KS
Chithra,
on
the
other
hand,
shared
SPB's
video
in
her
official
social
media
pages
to
convey
the
message.
Sadly,
S
Janaki
has
fallen
victim
to
a
death
hoax
two
times
earlier,
in
2016
and
2017.
The
rumours
which
suggested
that
the
playback
singer
passed
away
due
to
age-related
illness
had
gone
viral
on
social
media,
to
the
much
displeasure
of
her
family
members
and
fans.
The
veteran
singer,
who
has
sung
around
45000
songs
in
her
career,
had
retired
from
playback
singing
in
2016.