MUMBAI: Actor-comedian Mallika Dua's mother, Dr. Padmavati Dua has passed away last night after a long battle with Covid-19. Dr. Dua was known as Chinna Dua among friends and also to her adored followers on Instagram.

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Mallika Dua took to her Instagram to share this heartbreaking news with her fans and followers. She wrote, "She left us last night. my whole heart. My whole life. The only god I know. My Amma I am sorry, I couldn't save you. You fought so hard my mama. My precious"

She added, "It's not about my loss and grief, It is about a life cut short. I always knew I didn't deserve her. But she deserved to live. I don't know if I will ever be able to pray again."

On May 15, Chinna had shared her Covid-19 diagnosis with her followers on Instagram. "Hi, all. A day before on 13th May, I started having difficulty in breathing. My doc by listening to my voice said that I was going into cytokine storm & need monitoring. We were admitted to St Stephen's hospital on 13.5.21 but my condition progressed, requiring ICU but the bed wasn't available there. Last night we got admitted to Medanta. Vinod is in the room on 5 Litre intermittent oxygen. I am on 15 Litre & breathless. It will take some time to recover. Need all good wishes, blessings & prayers of all. God bless you all always. Stay safe, stay home, stay healthy," she had written.

Giving a health update a week later, she wrote, "Good day. Hope you all are fine. At this stage, we would all love miracles. However, one has to be practical & take one day at a time. Shraddha & saburi i.e faith & patience is the only way to tide over. So stability & status quo is to be thankful for which is how it is right now. There are samples taken in the middle of the night. Sleep is disturbed for medicines, sponging, meals & what nots leaving one exhausted at times. Hence the update gets delayed. By the grace of God, countless prayers, good wishes & blessings from family & friends like you all, Inshallah we hope to attain full recovery asap. Please continue with your prayers. God bless us all always. Loads of love to all."

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Chinna Dua was known for her love for sarees and she often appeared in Mallika Dua's videos to add some spice to her content.

Our heart goes out to the Dua family, may God give you the strength to bear this irreplaceable loss.

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