NEW DELHI: President Ramnath Kovind has undergone a successful bypass surgery at AIIMS, Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed moments earlier via a tweet.
"I congratulate the team of Doctors for successful operation. Spoke to Director AIIMS to enquire about Rashtrapatiji’s health. Praying for his well-being and speedy recovery," Singh wrote in his tweet.
President Kovind was shifted to AIIMS last week following chest discomfort.
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Kovind, 75, had undergone a health check-up at the Army (R&R) Hospital on Friday morning.
Ram Nath Kovind was shifted to the AIIMS, Delhi, in the afternoon of March 27.
Post investigations, doctors advised him to undergo a planned bypass procedure.