Former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh’s condition critical, says hospital

He was admitted to the ICU of the hospital due to an infection and reduced consciousness level.

July 21, 2021 11:46 am | Updated 11:46 am IST - Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh at SGPGI in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh at SGPGI in Lucknow.

The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh is critical and he has been put on life support system, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow said on Tuesday.

“Kalyan Singh ji’s health status is critical. He has been intubated and put on life saving support system since Tuesday evening. His clinical parameters are being closely monitored by the expert Consultants,” the hospital statement said here.

The senior faculty of the critical care medicine (CCM), cardiology, nephrology, neurology and endocrinology are keeping a close watch on all the aspects related to his health, it said SGPGIMS Director R.K. Dhiman is closely monitoring his treatment on a daily basis, it said.

Mr. Singh, 89, who is also a former Governor of Rajasthan, was admitted to the ICU of the hospital on the evening of July 4 due to an infection and reduced consciousness level.

Earlier, he was undergoing treatment at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow.

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