Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Pranab Mukherjee remains in critical condition: Hospital

- HT Correspond­ent ■ letters@hindustant­imes.com

NEWDELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s health condition continues to be critical and he remains on ventilator support at the Army (R&R) Hospital, authoritie­s announced on Wednesday.

“Presently he is haemodynam­ically stable and on a ventilator,” the hospital said in a statement. “Last year 8 August was one of the happiest days for me as my dad received Bharat Ratna. Exactly a year later on 10 Aug he fell critically ill. May God do whatever is best for him & give me strength to accept both joys & sorrows,” his daughter Sharmistha tweeted.

NEWDELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s health condition continues to be critical and he remains on ventilator support at the Army (R&R) Hospital, authoritie­s said on Wednesday.

“Shri Pranab Mukherjee’s health condition continues to remain critical. Presently he is haemodynam­ically stable and on a ventilator,” a statement from the hospital said.

Mukherjee was admitted on Monday for a brain surgery to remove a clot.

“Last year 8 August was one of the happiest days for me as my dad received Bharat Ratna. Exactly a year later on 10 Aug he fell critically ill. May God do whatever is best for him & give me strength to accept both joys & sorrows of life with equanimity. I sincerely thank all for their concerns,” his daughter Sharmistha, a Congress leader, tweeted on Wednesday.

The 84-year-old announced on Twitter on Monday that he tested positive for Covid-19 while undergoing a routine check-up.

Mukherjee, who was the India’s president between 2012 and 2017, kept his public interactio­ns at a minimum after the pandemic hit India earlier this year.

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