"Raju Srivastava's Brain Has Stopped Functioning": Comedian Sunil Pal

Raju Srivastava in hospital: Sunil Pal, who has been issuing statements on the comedian's health, said, "Friends, please pray for Raju Srivastava. He is critical."

Comedian-actor Raju Srivastava, who has been in the intensive care unit for nine days following a heart attack, continues to be on the ventilator and is critical, sources at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS said today. Fellow comedian and one of his friends, Sunil Pal, appealed to his fans to pray for Mr Srivastava's health as he "really needs this". "His brain has stopped functioning. Please pray for him," he said.

Mr Pal, who has been issuing statements on the comedian's health, said, "Friends, please pray for Raju Srivastava. He is critical."

The 58-year-old stand-up comic was admitted to AIIMS after he suffered a heart attack on August 10. He underwent an angioplasty the same day.

He was on a treadmill when he complained of chest pain and collapsed.