Maharashtra’s former deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader R R Patil, who has been admitted to lilavati Hospital after he developed some complications arising out of a surgery for cancer in his oral region that he had undergone six weeks ago, is responding to treatment well. Doctors attending on him described his condition “stable”.
Fifty-seven-year Patil, who had undergone an oral surgery in the first week of December last year, was admitted to the lilavati Hospital less than a week ago after he developed post-surgery complications. Requesting the people not lend credence to rumours relating to Patil’s health, a spokesperson of the lilavati Hospital said: “Patil’s condition is stable. In fact, his condition is improving, There is cause for concern. He is under treatment for cancer in the oral region. He has already undergone radiation treatment. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy sessions”.
Giving details of Patil’s medical condition, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said:”Around one-and-a-half month ago, he was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital, where a surgery for treatment of cancer was performed. He is undergoing the radiotherapy and chemotherapy at the Nanavati Hospital. He had undergone six radiotherapy sessions and has undergone four chemotherapy sessions. He would need to go to more chemotherapy sessions. He is under the care in lilavati Hospital”.
Fifty-seven-year-old Patil is a five-time MlA from Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal constituency in Sangli district of Western Maharashtra. Patil was the deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four years between November 1 2004 to December 1, 2008. He had held the Home Minister’s portfolio for a long time. It was during his stint as the State Home Minister that Mumbai had witnessed 26/11 terror attacks.
Patil had early month suffered a cardiac arrest, following which he underwent an angiography at the Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre at the Marine lines in south Mumbai.