Patel admitted to City hospital

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, DEC. 6. The former Chief Minister, Mr. J.H. Patel, who has been ailing for some time following malfunctioning of the liver, has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital here.

Mr. Patel, who was under treatment at the G.B. Pant Hospital in New Delhi until recently, returned to Bangalore about a week ago. He was shifted to the ICU when his condition turned serious. Sources in the hospital told The Hindu that the former Chief Minister's condition deteriorated following liver haemorrhage.

Renowned gastro-enterologists from the G.B.Pant Hospital and one from Singapore were on their way to Bangalore. Several senior Janata Dal(U) leaders, including the former ministers, Mr. C. Byre Gowda, Mr. P.G.R. Sindhia and Mr. B. Somashekar, called on Mr. Patel.

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