Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly left hospital Thursday as a cooking oil company withdrew adverts featuring him because of the heart attack he suffered.
Hundreds of youths gathered outside the hospital as the 48-year old walked out accompanied by his wife Dona.
Ganguly suffered a heart attack while working out in a gym Saturday and was rushed to hospital where he underwent an angioplasty operation.
But a series of cooking oil adverts featuring the cricket icon have been pulled off the air because of the incident.
Ganguly says in the adverts that the oils are "heart healthy".
Indian cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was rushed to hospital Saturday after complaining of chest pains, the chief minister in his home state said.
Posted by Sports Tribune on Saturday, 2 January 2021
Social media users accused the oil brand Adani Wilmar, co-owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, of making false claims through a cricket hero.
The company said it was "a very unfortunate incident and can happen with anyone" as they confirmed a halt in the commercials.
Ganguly retired from Test cricket in 2008 having scored 7,212 runs including 16 centuries.
He also scored 11,363 runs in 311 one-day internationals.
