Shabana Azmi diagnosed with swine flu, advised complete bed rest by doctors | Hindi Movie News
Veteran actress and activist Shabana Azmi has been diagnosed with swine flu, and doctors have advised her to take complete bed rest. The actress, who was reportedly gearing up to join the ongoing protests, has been asked to stay in bed and rest fully.
Shabana Azmi’s team confirms 102-degree fever
As per her team, the actress has come down with swine flu and is currently running a high fever of 102 degrees. A statement issued by her team read, “Shabana ji was meant to go to the protest today but she has contracted swine flu with 102 fever and has been advised rest by the doctor.”
Shabana Azmi’s active presence at Jantar Mantar
In the days leading up to this, Shabana had been actively involved in the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, standing alongside protestors and using her social media presence to keep followers updated on developments from the ground.
Shabana Azmi quotes Kaifi Azmi in support of the cause
The actress had shared several photographs and videos from the protest site, lending her voice to the cause as well. In one post, Shabana wrote, “Alan e Haq mein khatra e daar o rasan tto hai lekin sawaal ye hai ke daar o rasan ke baad? Kaifi Azmi. Declaring the truth invites the threat of the scaffold and the rope. Yet the real question is: what lies beyond the scaffold and the rope?. The couplet reflects on the cost of speaking the truth. It acknowledges that standing for truth may lead to persecution or even death (“the gallows and the noose”), but then asks a deeper question: What happens after that? Depending on interpretation, it can suggest that truth outlives oppression, that martyrdom is not the end, or that those who wield punishment cannot ultimately silence the truth.”
Shabana Azmi’s demands for education reform
In the second post, she wrote, ‘Climbing up with the help of young colleagues to the protest site at #Jantar Mantar to demand reforms within our educational system and an overhaul of the entire system. Allocate 6 percent of GDP to education, public health and women’s empowerment to measure the success of our country.”
Shabana Azmi’s health deteriorates at protest site
At one of the protest gatherings, Shabana’s health took a turn for the worse, and she was seen being taken to an emergency medical centre. Even while unwell, she continued to stand by the cause.
