Fake: Dr. Devi Shetty never said Puneeth Rajkumar died due to excessive fitness mania
New Delhi, Nov 01: The sudden and shocking death of super star Puneeth Rajkumar has left millions saddened. In the wake of the same, a message being attributed to renowned heart surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty has gone viral.
The message claims that it was excessive fitness mania that led to the actor's demise.
"In the last few years, I have lost at least 8 to 9 people known to me personally, and a few celebrities too, who were in their 40s who died because of doing too much to be 'fit'. Unfortunately, they only looked fit, six packs and all. Today Puneeth Rajkumar gets added to this list. In anything in life, MODERATION is the mantra. Any extreme of zero or 100 is not correct," the message being attributed to Dr. Shetty reads.
However
OneIndia
has
learnt
that
this
message
is
fake
and
Dr.
Shetty
never
made
these
comments.
"NH
would
like
to
clarify
that
this
forwarded
message,
supposedly
from
Dr
Devi
Shetty,
is
fake
and
did
not
originate
from
his
office.
Any
reference
or
attribution
made
to
him
is
incorrect,"
Narayana
Health
clarified.
— Narayana Health (@NarayanaHealth) October 30, 2021
Dr. Shetty also told Times Now during a TV discussion that he would not discuss about the death of Puneeth. During the discussion he said that Indians are more probe to heart attacks when compared to Europeans. He said that every 40 year old Indian make is a heart patient unless proven otherwise. He advised tests such as ECG, echocardiogram and cardiac CT angiograms, especially for people who exert themselves in gyms routinely.
Hence the message being attributed to Dr. Devi Shetty is fake. Please do not forward such messages without thorough verification.
Fact Check
Claim
Dr. Devi Shetty said Puneeth Rajkumar died due to excessive fitness mania
Conclusion
It has been clarified that Dr. Shetty never made such a comment