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After suffering a heart attack on Wednesday, comedian Raju Srivastava has reportedly not gained consciousness. Reports suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Srivastava’s wife on Friday morning to check on his health and wished him a speedy recovery.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have also called Srivastava’s family, wishing him a speedy recovery.
The Defence Minister in his tweet informed that he has enquired about Raju Srivastava’s health from AIIMS’s director Dr. Guleria.
On Friday evening, Raju Srivastava’s spokesperson shared that the comedian is not responding well to the treatment.
The spokesperson said, “Doctors are saying that they are doing their work. They are doing everything to treat Raju sir, but he is not responding. His health started deteriorating suddenly. His brain has stopped functioning. Just pray for his speedy recovery.”
Earlier today, the comedian’s daughter Antara told indianexpress.com that her father is still on ventilator and under observation. She said, “It is true that my father is on ventilator, and under observation. The doctors are doing everything they can to give the best treatment to my father. Our full family is here at the hospital with him. We are waiting for the hospital to give us an update now.”
On being asked if Raju Srivastava is responding to the treatment, she said, “I can’t tell you yet, because even I don’t know. But we are waiting for the doctors to tell us. They’re deciding on the further course of treatment.”
Raju Srivastava’s team on Thursday shared a statement on his official social media handles and captioned it, “#PrayForRajuSrivastava”.
The comedian underwent an angioplasty at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Active in the entertainment industry since the late 1980s, Raju Srivastava found fame after participating in the first season of the stand-up comedy show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He is the chairman Of Film Development Council, Uttar Pradesh government, and the brand ambassador of the Prime Minister’s initiative Swachh Bharat Abhiyan since 2014.
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