Shaktiman actor Mukesh Khanna on Tuesday quashed rumours about his death due to Covid-19. The actor posted a video on Facebook in which he talked about his health and slammed people spreading false news about his death.
With your blessings, I am completely healthy and safe. I don’t have Covid-19 and I was not admitted to any hospital. I don’t know who created this rumour and I don’t know what is the intention of those who spread such rumours. They tamper with people’s emotions with such false news. What should be the treatment for such mentally unstable people? Who will punish their misdeeds? Enough is enough. Now it is too much. There should be a stop on such fake news, he captioned the video.
In the video, he refuted the rumour saying he is perfectly alright. I have come before you to tell you that I am completely fine. I have been asked to refute the rumor and I also condemn it with refutation. The way people spread poison, this is the problem of social media. Let me tell you that I am completely fine and I pray for you guys. With me and when you pray, then who can harm anyone. I am getting a lot of calls. So I thought I should tell the audience that I’m fine, he said.
Khanna became famous with his Doordarshan serial Shaktimaan, which aired during the late 1990s. He also gained fame for playing the role of Bhishma Pitamah on BR Chopra’s serial Mahabharat. He has also worked in films like Saudagar, Yalgaar and Main Khiladi Tu Anari, among others.
Well, Khanna is not the first celebrity who became the victim of the death rumours on social media during these testing times. Earlier, singer Lucky Ali also faced a similar situation. The rumours about his death have also started doing the rounds on social media.
Later, Ali issued a statement on his Instagram story saying he is perfectly fine. He said, I’m alive and well and resting in peace at home. Hope you all are staying in and staying safe. May God protect us all during this devastating time.