There are several reports in various media outlets and YouTube channels that megastar Chiranjeevi is suffering from cancer. However, the actor has issued a clarification in this regard and penned a long note revealing that the reports were not true.
“I only said, if I hadn’t done the test first, it would have turned out to be cancer,” he stated.
In a statement in Telugu, he wrote that he was not diagnosed with cancer but with non-cancerous polyps which were detected early and also removed.
“If the polyps weren’t detected early and removed, it would have turned out to be cancer,” he said.
His long statement read, “A while ago, I spoke about the need to raise awareness about cancer while inaugurating a cancer center. I told that cancer can be prevented if you undergo regular medical tests. I was alert and took a colon scope test following which non-cancerous polyps were detected and removed.”
“That’s why everyone should take precautions and undergo medical tests/screening. But some media organizations did not understand this properly and started publishing web articles ‘I got cancer’ and ‘I survived due to treatment’.”
“This has caused unnecessary confusion. Many well-wishers are sending messages about my health. This clarification is for all of them. Also, an appeal to such journalists: don’t write nonsense without understanding the subject. Because of this, many people are scared and hurt,” he wrote.
On the work front, Chiranjeevi was last seen in Waltair Veerayya and has Bholaa Shankar in his pipeline. The movie will see Keerthy Suresh as his sister while Tamannaah Bhatia will be seen romancing the Telugu megastar.