The street, where SPB had resided, is now called S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Road, a fitting recognition of the singer’s immense contribution to Indian music.
Tributes for SP Balasubrahmanyam who ruled Bollywood in the 1990s have been pouring in on social media from celebrities, sportsmen, musicians, and politicians alike
SP Balasubrahmanyam died at the age of 74 at 1.04 pm on September 25 at a hospital in Chennai. He had been fighting COVID-19 for over a month.
Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB, admitted on August 5, "remains on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and other life support measures," MGM Healthcare said.
74-year-old Balasubrahmanyam continues to be on ventilator support at Chennai’s MGM Healthcare Hospital, his son SP Charan said in a video posted on Instagram.
While SP Charan sounded vague about his father SP Balasubrahmanyam’s coronavirus test results, he said the singer’s health is stable now.
The Chennai hospital where he is admitted informed on August 14, that his health deteriorated overnight and the medical team attending to him has advised to put him on life support as his condition remains critical.