Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s sister Syama passes away after battling with cancer

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s sister Syama Tamshi Siddiqui passed away at the age of 26. She was fighting with breast cancer for eight years. She took her last breath in Pune on December 7. Earlier, Nawaz took to his Twitter handle to share the news of his sister’s cancer.

He tweeted, “My sister ws diagnosed of advanced stage #breastcancer @ 18
bt it ws her will power & courage dat made her stand agnst all d odds
she turns 25 2day & still fighting”. In his tweet, Nawaz also thanked all the doctors who motivated his sister.

Read his tweet here.

My sister ws diagnosed of advanced stage #breastcancer @ 18
bt it ws her will power & courage dat made her stand agnst all d odds
she turns 25 2day & still fighting
M thankful 2 Dr.@koppiker & @Lalehbusheri13 fr motivating her
& m rly grateful 2 @resulp Sir fr introducng me 2 dem pic.twitter.com/xHsBK8uJDP

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) October 13, 2018

As per a report in Amar Ujala, the news of Syama’s death was confirmed by Nawaz’s brother Ayazuddin Siddiqui. Nawazuddin was in the USA when Syama passed away. Her funeral will take place at the actor’s ancestral village in Uttar Pradesh, Budhana. It is expected to take place on Sunday.

May Syama’s soul rest in peace and we offer our condolences to the family.

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