Palash Muchhal cried so much after Smriti Mandhana’s father fell ill, was hospitalised, says mom: ‘He decided to postpone wedding before Smriti’ 

Talking about how the ill health of Shrinivas Mandhana took a toll on Palash, who couldn’t stop crying, Amita said, “Since haldi was done, we didn’t let him go outside. Rote rote ek dum tabiyat karab ho gai. 4 ghante hospital mein rakhna padha. IV drip chadi, ECG hua aur dosre tests hoye. Sab normal aaye but stress bahut hai (He cried so much that his health suddenly deteriorated. They kept him in the hospital for four hours. He was given an IV drip, an ECG was done, and other tests were carried out. Everything came back normal, but he is under a lot of stress).”

Amita shared that Palash has returned to Mumbai and is recovering. “We have got Palash back to Mumbai now. He is feeling better and resting now… But stress is there… His sister Palak has also left Sangli and coming to be with him,” she said.

Smriti Mandhana’s father health update

Dr Naman Shah, Director of Sarvhit Hospital, shared an update on Smriti’s father’s health. He said, “Srinivas Manandana, Smriti Manandana’s father, experienced symptoms of a heart attack around 11:30 after feeling left-sided chest pain. He was immediately transferred to Sarvhit Hospital and Medical Research Center in Sangli for further assessment. Despite his slightly raised cardiac enzymes, he requires ongoing observation.”

He added, “There are no new findings on the echocardiogram. However, he may need continuous ECG monitoring and, if necessary, angiography. Currently, his blood pressure is slightly elevated, so he needs continuous monitoring… It could be due to physical or mental stress, perhaps because it is wedding season with a lot of hectic activity…”

Amita recalled what unfolded at the time Shrinivas fell sick. She said, “Ek din phele unhone bahut dance kiya. Woh bahut zyada khush the… Instagram pe Stories dal rahe the. Uske baad jab hum baraat ki planning kar rahe the, unko takleef hui. Phele toh unhone bataya nahi but jab badne lagi, ambulance bulai (A day earlier, he had been dancing a lot. He was extremely happy, even posting Stories on Instagram. But later, while we were planning the baraat procession, he started feeling discomfort. At first, he didn’t say anything, but when it worsened, we called an ambulance).”