24-gun salute given to S P Balasubrahmanyam

September 26, 2020 12:53

Singing legend S P Balasubrahmanyam's funeral is currently underway in Chennai.

The last rites will be performed with complete police honours.

S P Balasubrahmanyam died at a Chennai hospital on Friday afternoon. He was 74.

On Friday evening, S P Balasubrahmanyam was taken to his Red Hills Farmhouse in Thamaraipakkam in the Thiruvallur district in a hearse van, when well-wishers and emotional fans followed the vehicle to bid SPB a final farewell.

S P Balasubrahmanyam is survived by his wife Savitri, daughter Pallavi, and son S P Charan, who is a producer and a singer.

S P Balasubrahmanyam was admitted to Chennai hospital MGM healthcare for COVID-19 on August 5. The singer tested negative after a few weeks but continued to remain on ventilator. A day before his death, the hospital announced he was put on maximum life support.

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