Today,
there
are
reports
doing
the
rounds
on
social
media
that
legendary
singer
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
tested
negative
for
COVID-19.
The
reports
also
stated
that
the
singer's
son
SP
Charan
released
an
official
statement
with
the
media
which
read,
"Dear
Media
Friends
Thanks
for
Your
Continuous
Support
&
Prayers
for
my
father.
My
father
is
fine
and
STABLE
and
his
Corona
test
has
become
NEGATIVE."
However,
SP
Charan
has
now
denied
the
reports
and
stated
that
his
father
is
still
critical.
He
released
a
video
on
Facebook
and
asked
people
to
not
believe
in
rumours.
Watch
the
video
here:
Well,
this
is
indeed
a
shocking
news
for
SPB
fans
as
they
have
been
continuously
praying
for
his
speedy
recovery.
For
the
unversed,
on
August
5,
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
informed
his
fans
through
a
live
video
on
his
official
Facebook
handle,
that
he
was
diagnosed
with
COVID-19
and
admitted
to
MGM
Healthcare,
Chennai
for
treatment.
Initially,
the
74-year-old
singer
was
fine,
however,
on
August
14
(Friday),
he
suffered
a
major
setback
in
his
health
and
doctors
put
him
on
life
support.
Since
then,
his
son
SP
Charan
has
been
constantly
giving
updates
about
his
dear
dad's
health
on
social
media.
A
couple
of
days
ago,
MGM
Healthcare
had
shared
a
positive
news
about
SP
Balasubrahmanyam's
health.
The
report
read,
"Thiru
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
who
had
been
admitted
at
MGM
Healthcare
due
to
COVID-19
continues
to
be
on
Ventilator
and
ECMO
support
in
the
Intensive
Care
Unit
(ICU).
His
condition
currently
is
stable."
Notably,
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
has
sung
over
40,000
songs
in
16
languages.
The
singer
has
also
lent
his
voice
for
the
Hindi
dubbed
versions
of
various
South
movies.