Date:12/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/12/stories/2008101257740400.htm

New Delhi

Dalai Lama’s condition stable

New Delhi: Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, who underwent a gall bladder surgery at a hospital here, was in stable condition on Saturday and is likely to be discharged in a couple of days. “His Holiness is recovering well and can be discharged by Tuesday,” said Tenzin Takhla, a spokesperson of the Tibetan government in exile.The 73-year-old Nobel laureate was admitted to Sir Gangaram hospital on Friday after he complained of severe abdominal pain. The Buddhist leader had arrived in Delhi earlier this week for a routine medical check-up.