On Saturday, Vivek Oberoi issued a clarification after rumours of his ill-health did the rounds. Vivek Anand Oberoi on Saturday tweeted to dispel false news reports that claimed he had been hospitalised in Chennai and had undergone an emergency coronary angiogram followed by angioplasty.

“There has been a false news report about me being hospitalised in Chennai. I am safe and healthy with my family in Mumbai, but deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Tamil actor Vivek. I extend my deepest condolences to his family,” posted Oberoi. The South star passed away in a Chennai hospital early on Saturday, following a cardiac arrest. He was 59.