Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the founder-patron of the Samajwadi Party (SP), was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon on Sunday. The party's official Twitter account tweeted, "Respected Netaji is admitted in the ICU of Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, his condition is stable. He is being treated under the supervision of senior doctors."
The 82-year-old former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has been receiving treatment while being hospitalised to the hospital for the past few days. According to sources, the former CM was moved to the ICU this morning and treatment is still ongoing.
According to sources, he was admitted to the hospital following a serious health condition, and his medical condition is currently critical. Dr. Sushila Kataria, an expert in Internal Medicine, is currently supervising him, reported India Today.
Mulayam is suffering from a variety of age-related ailments, the most serious of which is a urinary tract infection.
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Following the news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief and Mulayam's elder son to inquire about the health of his father, and party patriarch Mulayam Singh, as reported by news agency PTI.
PM Modi inquired about Mulayam Singh's health in a conversation with Akhilesh. He added that he is available to help in any way that is needed, ANI reported.
Mulayam has served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for three non-consecutive terms, and he was also the Minister of Defence in the Government of India. He is a long-serving parliamentarian who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the Lok Sabha constituency of Mainpuri. He has previously served as the Member of Parliament for the Azamgarh and Sambhal constituencies.
Yadav, often referred to as Netaji, was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1967.
(With Inputs From Agencies)