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Sushma Swaraj is on dialysis

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new delhi — India’s foreign minister said on Wednesday she was in hospital being treated for kidney failure and undergoing tests for a possible transplant, an announceme­nt that raises questions over how long she can stay in the job. Sushma Swaraj, who is diabetic, said she was on dialysis at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

new delhi — India’s foreign minister said on Wednesday she was in hospital being treated for kidney failure and undergoing tests for a possible transplant, an announceme­nt that raises questions over how long she can stay in the job.

Sushma Swaraj, a senior leader of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalis­t government, said she was on dialysis at the All India Institute of Medical Science, a top government hospital.

“I am in AIIMS because of kidney failure. Presently, I am on dialysis,” the ailing minister tweeted,” Swaraj said from her authorised account on social network Twitter.

The 64-year-old politician has been sidelined by poor health on a number of occasions since Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014.

There has been no announceme­nt that she will formally delegate her duties while she is unwell.

Her team was recently reinforced by veteran journalist M.J. Akbar, who has travelled extensivel­y since being named minister of state. That has left the other minister of state, former army chief of staff V.K. Singh, to take the lead on ensuring the security of Indian citizens abroad.

Although Swaraj is one of Modi’s most experience­d ministers, the premier has made foreign policy very much his own domain, travelling the world and working to strengthen ties, especially with the United States. Sushma Swaraj

Sushmaji is a diabetic because of which her kidney has got affected. she is undergoing dialysis. she is stable now

An AIIMS doctor

was admitted at AIIMS on Nov 7 for some endocrinol­ogical tests.

“Sushmaji is a diabetic because of which her kidney has got affected. She is undergoing dialysis. She is stable now,” the AIIMS doctor told IANS.

According to him, Sushma Swaraj’s sugar level remains high, due to which she is facing severe diabetic problems.

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