Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who was hospitalised on Wednesday, has been advised a pacemaker to be implanted, said his son and Karnataka Minister, Priyank Kharge.
The 83-year-old veteran Congress leader is “stable and doing well,” Priyank said in a post on X about his father’s health.
“Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well. Grateful to all of you for your concern and wishes,” his post read.
According to party sources, the leader had developed fever and was admitted to the M S Ramaiah Hospital on Tuesday.
Doctors at the hospital are taking care of the leader, they added.
“The leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha was taken to hospital on Tuesday as he developed fever and complained of leg pain. He is fine, nothing to worry. Doctors are monitoring,” a Congress leader had earlier said.
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Meanwhile, Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah, visited Kharge, who is also the leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, at the hospital on Wednesday.
"He (Kharge) had some uneasiness, so he came to the hospital for a checkup. He is alright. He will be discharged tomorrow. He is speaking. He is okay and normal," Siddaramaiah told reporters later.
"Siddaramaiah today met AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who is undergoing treatment at M S Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru, and inquired about his health. He wished him a speedy recovery," the chief minister's office said in a statement.
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