Following Radikaa's tweet, Sarathkumar's daughter and actress Varalaxmi had also shared the news that the actor turned politician had spelled positive for the global pandemic.
Divya's mother has said that the actor was critical and on ventilator support. She was rushed to the hospital on November 26 and she was also suffering from pneumonia.
The state unit has officially confirmed that he had contracted the viral infection through posting a statement on Twitter and said that he has been undergoing treatment.
According to the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), around 2.14 million people in India had got affected by the epidemic till 2017, which made India the third-largest population of persons affected by HIV/AIDS.
The law firm has sought compensation of Rs 5 crore from the Serum Institute of India for the side effects caused to him by the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the institute.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Monday said that the deceased legislator had made numerous efforts to work towards the progress of the state, and empower the poor and marginalized.
According to the press release, the state government has permitted to open all the beaches including Chennai's Marina Beach to the public from December 14.