• Wion
  • /India News
  • /Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support: Hospital

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support: Hospital

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support: Hospital

Pranab Mukherjee

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, 84, continues to be in a deep coma and on ventilator support, the Army hospital said today.

Also Read:Pranab Mukherjee's respiratory parameters show slight improvement: Hospital

"He is haemodynamically stable and under intensive care being treated for lung infection and renal dysfunction," the Army Research and Referral(R&R) hospital said.

Add WION as a Preferred Source

The former president was admitted to the hospital in the Delhi Cantonment on August 10. Pranab Mukherjee was operated for removal of a clot in his brain earlier and has been incoma ever since.

Pranab Mukherjee was the President of India from 2012 to 2017.

His daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee who is a Congress leader had earlier said that her father had fallen critically ill just a year after he received the 'Bharat Ratna' -- the country's highest civilian award.

About the Author