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| India PM to undergo heart surgery |
| 2009-01-23 |
| Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undergo heart bypass surgery over the weekend, officials say, after blockages were found in his arteries. The 76-year-old leader will enter hospital in Delhi on Friday for the surgery on Saturday, a spokesman said. Mr Singh previously had bypass surgery in the UK in 1990. The new surgery will raise questions about Mr Singh's participation in the upcoming general elections, which must be held by May. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to take charge of prime ministerial meetings while Mr Singh recovers from the operation, reports say. Mr Singh underwent tests earlier this week after he complained of chest pains. He will undergo "coronary artery bypass graft surgery" performed by a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India's top state-run hospital, and the Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai, a government official said. |
| Posted by:john frum |