Farhan Akhtar, who portrayed the role of Milkha Singh in the 2013 National Award Winning film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', mourned the demise of the legendary athlete. The demise of the former Indian sprinter came as a bolt from the blue for all his fans.
His Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar said that the country has lost a star.
The Padma Shri awardee, legendary sprinter Milkha Singh, passed away last night following a prolonged battle with COVID-19. Bollywood celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Raveena Tandon and others extended their condolences on the death. SRK said, "his legacy will remain unmatched."
Milkha died at Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital, less than a week after he lost his wife Nirmal Kaur, a former national volleyball captain, to the same ailment.
Before his 91-year-old body lost to COVID-19 on Friday after fighting it for a month, Milkha won the kind of battles that not many would have survived, forget about living long enough to tell the world about them.
Milkha died on Friday at a Chandigarh hospital after a month-long battle with COVID-19.
The Padma Shri awardee was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has passed away after a prolonged battle with COVID-19.
The legendary former Indian sprinter is being monitored closely by a team of doctors.
The 91-year-old, who tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday and was shifted to the general ICU, is being closely monitored by a team of doctors.
The 91-year-old was on Wednesday shifted out of COVID ICU to another section of the PGIMER hospital.
Milkha's wife Nirmal Kaur (85), who had also contracted the virus days after her husband tested positive, had passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Sunday due to COVID-related complications.
She was 85 and is survived by his husband, one son and three daughters.
Milkha Singh has been under the observation of a medical team comprising senior doctors of the institute since his hospitalisation on June 3.
A PGIMER statement further said that Milkha is under the observation of a medical team comprising senior doctors of the institute.
The 91-year-old Milkha is admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), while his 82-year-old wife, who is a former national volleyball captain, is at the Fortis Hospital in Mohali.
The 91-year-old is being closely monitored by a medical team at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).
Milkha's family also issued a statement through a spokesperson that the iconic athlete "is stable and doing well, but still on oxygen."
Earlier on Friday, the Padma Shri awardee had also received a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquiring about his health.
Nirmal, 82, was admitted to the hospital last week after she had developed Covid-19 pneumonia.
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