Sarath Babu is not dead; Kamal Haasan deletes condolence Tweet

On Wednesday, veteran actor Sarath Babu became a victim of an internet death hoax. The actor has been keeping unwell for the past few days and is currently undergoing treatment at the AIG Hospital in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The actor’s sister informed that her brother was recovering slowly and recently shifted to the general room from the ICU.

She said: “All the news about Sarath Babu on social media is wrong. He has recovered a bit, and the room has been shifted. I hope that Sarath Babu will recover completely soon and talk to the media. I urge everyone to not spread or believe the ongoing rumors on social media.”

As soon as the death rumours surfaced online, social media was abuzz with condolence messages. In fact, popular actor Kamal Haasan also ended up sharing a condolence on Twitter. However, he deleted the tweet later.

Here’s what Kamal Haasan tweeted

According to reports, the actor was in Bengaluru until a couple of weeks back. After his condition kept deteriorating, he was rushed to Hyderabad for better treatment. The veteran actor made his acting debut in the Telugu movie Rama Rajyam in 1973. His last Telugu film was Vakeel Saab in 2021, and his last Tamil film was Ramanan Purushothama’s Vasantha Mullai in 2023.