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Former Indian president, Pranab Mukherjee, who has coronavirus, is in a critical condition following surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain, an official broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
Mukherjee, 84, was on ventilator support at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi, state-run All India Radio said.
He was admitted to the hospital on Monday, when tests revealed a large brain clot for which he underwent emergency life-saving surgery.
Mukherjee on Monday tweeted that he had also tested positive for coronavirus after arriving at the hospital and urged those who had come in contact with him to self-isolate and get tested.
India’s political leaders sent messages wishing the veteran statesman a speedy recovery.
Mukherjee, a long-serving figure in the opposition Indian National Congress party, was India’s president between 2012 and 2017.
He also served in key positions in the Indian government during a career in politics spanning five decades.
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