Adesh Samaroo still critical, Soogrim out of danger

CHUTNEY/crossover mega-star Adesh Samaroo is still listed in a critical condition at the Community Hospital in Cocorite, while JMC Trivieni drummer Anil Soogrim is warded in a satisfactory condition at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC). According to reports, the reigning Chutney/Soca Monarch remains heavily sedated at the Community Hospital after a three-hour operation on his head, jaw and body.
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nformation reaching Newsday is that Soogrim, who also underwent surgery, with injuries to his head, neck and stomach, is warded at the PoSGH. Samaroo, Soogrim and two others were involved in an early morning accident on Monday, when the chutney singer lost control of the jeep he was driving and crashed into a wall outside Emerald Plaza Hotel, Eastern Main Road, St Augustine. Following news of his accident, several fellow artistes and friends of the singer, including the Trinbago Unified Calypsonian’s Organisation (TUCO) president Michael Legerton, sent prayers and support. A saddened Vedesh Sookoo, chutney singer and colleague of Adesh who launched his career at the same time as the singer, could not come to terms with the accident. “I am very saddened by the situation.

Adesh is not looking good. We were like brothers after launching our careers in 2002, and with his birthday being on March 6, and mine on March 5. “He with ‘Rum Till I Die’ and I with ‘Dhal Belly Indian.’ We were always like that. “We were always in contact, just Easter I spoke to him. This news was a shock to me, but God knows best. “My hope is that he survives and gets back at least 90 percent of the use of his limbs, because I would not want him to be a vegetable. I do not want him to live and suffer. Adesh was the biggest thing to hit Chutney since Rikki Jai, and was heading up the charts.

“The soca/chutney crossover world will miss him if he leaves, and so would I.” “I have often travelled with Adesh going from gig to gig, sometimes seven in a night, and I was never fearful. He was not a bad or dangerous driver. “I pray to God that he do what he want to do now. I would miss him if he dies,” Sookoo said. Newsday understands that the bleeding from his mouth has stopped, and he is constantly being monitored for progress.