He was put on ECMO to support his lungs in ICU and was under close observation.” Sri Sirivennela was admitted to KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad, on 24th November with pneumonia. He died of Lung Cancer-related Complications. A medical bulletin read, “Noted Tollywood lyricist Sri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry garu passed away this afternoon at 4:07 PM. The legendary Telugu lyricist breathed his last yesterday in KIMS hospital in Secunderabad. vmEeTj9tka- Narendra Modi November 30, 2021 He made many efforts to popularise Telugu. His poetic brilliance and versatility could be seen in several of his works. Saddened by the passing away of the outstanding Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Following the news of Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry’s death, members of the south film industry flooded Twitter with tributes to the late lyricist.īesides innumerable film industry stars and his fans, PM Narendra Modi also offered his condolences through his Tweet that read: “Saddened by the passing away of the outstanding Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Meanwhile, the news of Sastry’s death has shocked the Telugu cinema industry. The journalist, however, exhibited no remorse for posting the nasty Tweet, that too on the occasion of the legendary lyricist’s death. Shame!! /pjJm6oHCkI- Vishnu Vardhan Reddy December 1, 2021Īfter being chastised for his demeaning tweet, The News Minute journalist quietly deleted it. This man isn’t a common man but an alleged journalist working with celebrating the death of legendary Sirivennela garu’s death and passing derogatory comments just because he was a Brahmin & close to RSS. This is the mental state of leftists of India. While sharing the post of Bala G, Reddy Tweeted, “This is the mental state of leftists of India. S Vishnuvardhan Reddy, BJP general secretary of Andhra Pradesh noticed the vile Tweet and shared the screenshot of it through his Twitter handle. The lyricist’s “views were like any average Brahmin Sanghi,” he remarked. On a day when everyone is grieving the legendary artist’s demise, journalist Balakrishna Ganeshan or Bala G of The News Minute Tweeted that Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry was an extremist with ties to the RSS. But a journalist working with the English daily The News Minute took to Twitter Wednesday, December 1, to dehumanise the death of the Padma Shri awardee renowned lyricist. Award-winning Telugu lyricist and poet Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry passed away on Tuesday evening following lung cancer-related complications. After the death of singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, Sastry’s death has been described as the second death of a legend in recent times in the industry.