The mother of playback singer Arijit Singh, who had been admitted to a Kolkata hospital after contracting COVID-19, died on Thursday.
Arijit Singh's mother passed away on Thursday after being admitted to a hospital after contracting COVID-19.
Arijit's mother was recently admitted to Kolkata's AMRI Dhakuria hospital. Swastika Mukherjee, an actress, shared the news on social media.
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Mukherjee used Twitter to appeal for blood donors for the singer's mother.
"Need A- blood for singer Arijit Singh's mother, admitted in Amri Dhakuria. Need it today. Pls contact @swatihihihi with verified MALE DONORS," read her tweet.
In recent post, the 34-year-old singer urged people to take precautions in the midst of COVID-19's deadly second wave, calling himself "sacred."
"Sorry to poke you all again and again.. I do not want to scare anybody but I am scared myself.
"We are not ready for this. We don't even have enough pediatric set up anywhere. It is my request - Please be careful. I am saying this again :- I know, we are a country where most people will die of hunger if they do not go to work. But, please do self lock down if you can. Do not come out," he added.
Arijit had previously sent out a letter to fans who had attempted to assist his mother.
Until we learn to respect each individual, We are not going to elevate ourselves from this disaster.
I am thankful to people who reached out and helped but please remember we are all human beings. Every individual is priority," take a look at his post.