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India's top singer SP Balasubrahmanyam has been unwell since August and has been on life support from the past 40 days. He was tested positive with coronavirus on August 5th and was admitted to Chennai's MGM Healthcare. His health condition deteriorated on August 13th and was put on life support. SP Balasubrahmanyam recovered well and was about to discharge soon from the hospital. The health condition of this 74-year-old sing worsened again yesterday after which he was put on life support again. The hospital authorities issued a health bulletin that SP Balasubrahmanyam's health status is extremely critical.

SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away this afternoon at 1:04 PM. This is a heartbreaking news for the entire country and social media pages are left with condolences messages. SP Balasubrahmanyam sang 40,000 songs in 16 languages in his career of 40 years. SP Balasubrahmanyam received six national awards and various awards in his career. For his exceptional contribution to cinema, the Indian government honoured SP Balasubrahmanyam with Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhushan in 2011. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. Several celebrities from Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries expressed their grief over the sudden demise of SP Balasubrahmanyam. Rest in peace legend.