Cuttack (Odisha), February 13 Renowned Odia playback singer Geeta Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital here on Friday after she suffered a stroke, her family said.
Her condition is reportedly very critical, and she is being treated in the intensive care unit, her husband Gopal Batra told reporters.
"The doctors have not given any assurance regarding her recovery or survival as of now. Her blood pressure spiked and caused several clots in the brain," Batra said.
Another relative of Patnaik said that she is on ventilator support and is under constant observation by neurosurgeons.
Patnaik reportedly experienced discomfort while attending a literary meeting in Bhubaneswar on Thursday night and was rushed to Capital Hospital around 1 am. She was subsequently transferred to the private hospital in Cuttack around 3 am.
Geeta Patnaik, who collaborated with veteran Odia singer Akshaya Mohanty, has lent her voice to many popular Odia songs, including those from the movie 'Jajabar', and has been active in the industry for around three decades.