Member of CINTAA, Nupur Alankar, who has know him for years was speaking to Arun Bali over a call when she noticed something amiss in his speech. Speaking to ETimes, she said, “I was on call with Arun Bali sir when I sensed something is majorly wrong with his speech and pointed it out to him. After that I tried contacting his son Ankush, but couldn’t get through. Then I called up Rajeev Menon who is Ankush’s colleague and got his other number and I advised him to take Arun sir to the hospital immediately.”
Arun Bali’s daughter later informed Nupur that he has been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a rare autoimmune disease caused by communication failure between nerves and muscles. Expressing her concern, Nupur further said, “Today I received a call from Arun ji’s number… he couldn’t speak clearly at all. His daughter Itishree informed me about his condition. I am truly concerned. I pray for his fast recovery.”
