Raju Srivastava is a “fighter and will ܫcome back to b♔e amongst all of us,” the popular actor-comedian’s wife Shikha Srivastava said on Thursday.
The 58-year-old comedian was admitted to the All India Inღstitute of Medical Sciences here after♔ he suffered a heart attack on August 10. He underwent an angioplasty the same day and has been on a ventilator since then.
Shikha said her husband is “stable” and the doctors are treating ﷽him well.
“He is stable. Doctors are treating him well. Ra🔯ju ji is a fighter and he will come back to be amongst all of us. We need your prayers and wishes,” Shikha told PTI.
Srivastava, a stand-up comic who joined the BJP in 2014, 𝐆was trending on Twitter on Thursday with many posts speculating about his health.
Shikha requested the media and the fans to not spread rumours as it affects the family’🌺s “morale”.
“My sincere request is kindly do not spread rumours. It affects our morale. We do not want negative energy, we need pos🥃itivity. Please pray for his speedy recovery and he will be back soon. Doctors are giving their best and Raju ji is supporting them, He is fighting. So, kindly do not spread negativity," she added.
Earlier in the daཧy, sources said, Srivastava was critical and had su𝓀ffered brain damage.
"He continues to be on life support and his health condition is critical. He has suffered brain damage.﷽ He has not yet gain🍬ed consciousness," a source told PTI.
A familiar face in the entertainment industry since the 1980s, Sri🦩vastava catapulted to fame after participating in the first season of the reality stand-up comedy show &quoꦿt;The Great Indian Laughter Challenge" in 2005.
Srivastava has also featured in Hindi films such as "Maine Pyar Kiya", &quo♚t;Baazigar", the remake of "Bombay to Goa" and "Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya". He is the chairper🔯son of the Film Development Council Uttar Pradesh.
