Pranab Mukherjee health declines, son Abhijit says his father ‘stable’

Pranab Mukherjee health update: The 84-year-old, who was admitted to the hospital for a brain surgery, continues to remain on ventilatory support, the statement said.

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Former President Pranab Mujherjee (file)

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s medical condition has declined after he developed signs of lung infection, the Army’s Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital said in a statement Wednesday. The 84-year-old, who was admitted to the hospital for a brain surgery, continues to remain on ventilatory support, the statement said.

Mukherjee underwent brain surgery on August 10 to remove a blood clot. He had also tested positive for Covid-19.

“There has been a decline in the medical condition of Shri Pranab Mukherjee as he has developed features of lung infection. He continues to be on ventilatory support and is currently being managed by a team of specialists,” the hospital said in a statement.

However, his son Abhijit Mukherjee said his father’s vital parameters are under control. “With all your good wishes and sincere efforts of the doctors, my father is stable now! His vital parameters continue to remain under control and manageable! Positive signs of his improvement are noticed. I request you all to pray for his speedy recovery,” he tweeted.

With All Your good wishes & sincere efforts of the Doctors , my father is stable now ! His vital parameters continue to remain under control & manageable ! Positive signs of his improvement is noticed ! I request you all to pray for His speedy recovery !🙏#PranabMukherjee

— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) August 19, 2020

Last week, Abhijit had debunked the news reports of his father’s death, saying the former president was “still alive and haemodynamically stable”. “My father Shri Pranab Mukherjee is still alive and haemodynamically stable! Speculations & fake news being circulated by reputed Journalists on social media clearly reflects that Media in India has become a factory of Fake News,” Abhijit wrote on Twitter.

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