SP Balasubrahmanyam passes away: Tollywood noted singer's encounter with controversies

Tollywood's noted singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passes away a few minutes ago in MGM hospital, Chennai after undergoing treatment for 50 days. He tested positive for coronavirus and later recovered. However, the singer's health got deteriorated yesterday evening and doctors also stated that his condition is extremely critical. Even his close friends Bharati Raja and Kamal Hassan visited the hospital to know about his health updates.

However, Balasubrahmanyam breathed his last at 1:04 PM due to cardio-respiratory arrest as announced by MGM hospital Chennai. Earlier we have collated the awards received by the stalwart singer and now we are here to mention some of the controversies courted by the singer.

Balasubrahmanyam who was among the celebrities invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year has been upset with the way the organisers had treated him by denying him from carrying the mobile phone to the event. However, he found that other celebrities taking selfies with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and posted a disappointment message in his Facebook page stating that he would have also liked to carry his phone if he knew other celebrities had carried it with them. This has evoked controversy. Later, Balasubramanyam cleared the air and said that there was no need for any controversy in the matter concerned.

In another occasion, SP Balasubrahmanyam took a dig at actresses wearing small dresses at a film event. He said that the actresses dress in such a manner to get the attention of filmmakers to garner the film chances. However, some of them have welcomed his comments while others have taken potshots at the singer saying the comments to be objectionable.

In yet another controversy that left the Tamil music fans perplexed is Ilaiyaraaja's legal notice to SP Balasubrahmanyam asking the singer not to perform the songs composed by him(Ilaiyaraaja) at a concert hosted under the name SPB50 world tour in 2016. However, after two years, both shared camaraderie and participated in various events.