In a tragic accident on January 2, Sharadha Iyer, the sister of playback singer, Chitra Iyer, passed away. Sharadha, originally from Thazhava, Kerala, was 52 at the time of her passing.
Chitra later taking to Instagram, mourned her sister by writing, "Run along, you feisty little banshee of a sister! You run too fast! But I'll catch up... eventually... soon, I promise. Love you, you insufferable monster. You hottie. You saxy thayng! What am I going to do? How will I ever carry on living without your annoying voice jabbering nonstop at the other end of the phone? Or screaming from the next room ?? Or just .. being annoying. Being the brat. Being you."
According to NDTV World, Sharadha was a part of the group that was trekking along Wadi Ghul of the Jebel Shams area in Oman's Al Dakhiliyah Governorate.
Sharadha's remains will be flown to her hometown of Thazhava, where her family will perform the last rites on January 7.