Eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman, 94, who was admitted to the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune on Saturday, is said to be in a critical condition after his health deteriorated suddenly late Sunday evening.
Mr. Laxman was suffering from a urinary infection and had a multi-organ failure, said medical sources at the hospital.
The doctors said that he was on ventilator support and in an unconscious state.
According to doctors, Mr. Laxman had undergone dialysis treatment on Saturday as his kidneys had failed.
“On Friday evening around 5.30, he developed some complications and his home support staff rushed him to Midipoint hospital in Aundh, Pune. Doctors said he has had a multiple organ failure. Last night he was moved to the ICU at Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital where he is on life support. Doctors said he is responding to treatment,” a member of Mr. Laxman’s family told The Hindu .
>In 2010, Mr. Laxman had suffered from a series of strokes that affected the right side of his body, severely impeding his speech. However, he continued to keep a punishing schedule, resuming sketching of his iconic Common Man cartoon.
