On Thursday night, Twitter and Facebook were abuzz with rumours of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar's death. The rumour was also propagated through free messaging services like BBM and WhatsApp and by way of forwarded text messages.
However, the singer clarified on Twitter that she was in good health. "Namaskar. Pls (sic) don't believe any rumours (...) All is well, by the Grace of God," tweeted the 82-year-old on the micro-blogging site, where she has over 4,12,000 followers.