Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was advised rest by doctors and even skipped the Holi festival, was rushed to the Medanta super speciality hospital in Gurgaon late on Thursday night after his health deteriorated. Yadav was airlifted to Gurgaon by the state aircraft after midnight and was admitted to the hospital at around 2am on Friday.
According to party sources here, the SP president was admitted to the ICU and was under ventilator after he complained of breathing problem. Senior doctors of the hospital including Dr Naresh Trehan along with others are keeping a close watch on the leader’s health. Family members of Yadav have also rushed to Gurgaon, sources said.The decision to shift him to Medanta hospital was reportedly taken by Mulayam’s son and chief minister Akhilesh himself after he returned from Saifai on Thursdayevening.
Earlier, the SP president was rushed to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here for a brief period for two-day this week. The leader skipped the Holi festival and even did not visit his native village Saifai on the festival. Sources here said that he was unwell for the past few days and had taken illon Wednesday after which he was briefly admitted at the SGPGI during which time some tests were conducted on him. Doctors attending the leader here at the SGPGIMS said he was suffering from urinary infection. Other than routine pathological tests, the ageing SP leader was also tested for swine flu.
He was discharged late Wednesday on night but had to be rushed to the medical facility once again on Thursday. His members family who remained tight-lipped about the condition of the former chief minister later claimed that his hectic busy schedule during the marriage ceremony of grand nephew Taj Pratap Singh and later the budget session of the Parliament had turned him ‘exhausted and tired’.
Meanwhile, Akhilesh Yadav also expressed gratitude to people for wishing fast recovery of his father and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. “His medical condition is improving. I thank well wishers and those praying for his fast recovery,” Akhilesh tweeted. Samajwadi Party on Saturday also clarified that Mulayam Singh Yadav’s health is better now and he has been advised three days rest by doctors at Medanta super speciality hospital in Gurgaon. Party spokesperson and Uttar Pradesh political pension minister Rajendra Choudhury in a statement here said senior doctors of the hospital, headed by Dr Naresh Trehan were examining the health of Mr Yadav. ‘’There were nothing to worry about the health of Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) and he will rest for three days,’’ the minister said.