Former Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi suffers cardiac arrest, is severely ill: Hospital

The 86-year-old Shiv Sena stalwart was admitted to the same hospital in May last year after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

Manohar Joshi served as Maharashtra's chief minister from 1995 to 1999. (Express archive photo)

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi suffered a cardiac arrest and has been admitted in the ICU of P D Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, the private medical facility said on Thursday.

In a statement, the hospital said Joshi (86), a former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday and he is severely ill.

“Manohar Joshi, Ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was admitted at PD Hinduja Hospital on 21st February 2024. He suffered a cardiac event and is severely ill. He is currently in the ICU under close observation and receiving best of medical care,” the statement said.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi was admitted to Hinduja Hospital on February 21 after he suffered a cardiac arrest. He is under supervision: Hinduja Hospital pic.twitter.com/HeFqUBjri4

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