Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwala died COVID-19 infection in Ahmedabad on Friday. He was admitted to a private hospital in the city after being tested positive for deadly coronavirus on May 22.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani expressed sorrow over the death of the 89-year-old astrologer.
“Saddened by the demise of renowned Astrologer Shri Bejan Daruwalla. I pray for the departed soul. My condolences. Om Shanti… (sic),” Vijay Rupani tweeted.
Saddened by the demise of renowned Astrologer Shri Bejan Daruwalla. I pray for the departed soul. My condolences. Om Shanti…
— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) May 29, 2020
Earlier, journalist Mark Manuel shared the news that Daruwalla was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after his health deteriorated.
“His son Nastur called me in tears. Giving me this terrible news yesterday and leaving me emotionally shattered. Pneumonia has done Bejan in, not Coronavirus. Putting him in hospital. In the ICU. On a ventilator. His ageing body, hooked onto life support systems, now shutting down. Reluctant to go into battle for Bejan one last time. But the mind refuses to give up. The doctors have given a grim prognosis,” Manuel wrote on Facebook.