Bala Saravanan loses a young family member to COVID, urges fans to wear a mask

In a heartbreaking Twitter post, Bala Saravanan informed fans that he had lost a young family member to

COVID

and urged everyone to stay safe and wear a

mask

. Bala Saravanan's sister's husband passed away after testing positive for the novel coronavirus and he was just 32 year old. Saddened and shocked by his brother-in-law's demise, Bala urged fans to protect themselves and stressed on the importance of wearing a mask. Condolences poured in on Bala's post as fans expressed grief on Twitter.



Kollywood has lost several stars to COVID and the industry has faced a lot of losses. During the pandemic, celebrities like

KV Anand

, Thamira, Pandu, Comagan, and others have succumbed to COVID-19.

Spreading a word of caution with their social media posts, actors from the Tamil industry have been constantly urging fans to wear masks and take the vaccine.