Former President Pranab Mukherjee in coma, vital parametres stable

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee is in a comatose state, but his vital parametres are stable, the Army’s Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital said on August 13^th, 2020 morning. Mukherjee’s condition remains unchanged and he continues to be on ventilatory support, it further said.

The former President Pranab Mukherjee was admitted to the R&R hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 disease. He underwent brain surgery on Monday after a clot was discovered.

Meanwhile, his son Abhijit asked people to stop circulating fake news about Mukherjee’s health. “Speculations & fake news being circulated by reputed Journalists on social media clearly reflects that Media in India has become a factory of Fake News,” he said.

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Mukherjee’s daughter Shamistha also said that rumours should not be spread about the former President.

“Last year 8August was 1 of d happiest day 4 me as my dad received Bharat Ratna.Exactly a year later on 10Aug he fell critically ill. May God do whatever is best 4 him & give me strength 2 accept both joys & sorrows of life with equanimity. I sincerely thank all 4 their concerns,” Sharmistha had tweeted on August 12^th, 2020.

Mukherjee, 84, had said on Monday on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Mukherjee, who was the India’s president between 2012 and 2017, had been keeping his public interactions at a minimal level after the coronavirus pandemic swept cross the country.

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