84-year-old Mehdi Hassan has been ill for the last few years due to a serious lung condition thathas led to complications and breathing problems.
"He is still in the ICU and doctors are looking after him round the clock. All we can do now is pray for him and hope Allah gives him life," said Hassan's son, Asif Mehdi himself a singer.
The legendary singer, who was born into a family of traditional musicians at Luna village in Rajasthan in 1927 and the voice behind evergreen ghazals like Ab Ke Bichade and Patta Patta Boota Boota, had recently lost his voice due to his illness.
Asif said the doctors after analysing his condition put the ailing singer on a a ventilator. They conducted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans and blood tests of the veteran singer.
Doctors said Hassan is suffering from chest and urine infection.
