Popular music director and actor Gangai Amaran, brother of Isaignani Ilayaraja and father of Venkat Prabhu, has been admitted to a private hospital due to medical concerns. Reportedly, he is suffering from low salt-levels in his body and has undergone a minor surgery in the neck region at a Coimbatore hospital. He is well now.

It should be noted that Gangai Amaran was expected to represent BJP's candidacy in the RK Nagar by-election. However, he has now been replaced by Karu Nagarajan for the same, according to reports.