20 June,2009 07:35 AM IST | | Sanjeev Devasia
Bal Thackeray often addressed as the Hindu Hriday Samrat is being treated by two Muslim doctors at Lilavati Hospital. The 83-year-old Shiv Sena boss was admitted to hospital with a breathing problem on Thursday night.
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Though the Sena may have taken up an anti-minority stand on many an occasion, their leader is now in the able hands of doctors Dr Jalil Parkar and Dr Abdul Samad Ansari.
While Parkar is a pulmonary consultant, Dr Ansari is a doctor with the Critical Care medicine department of the hospital. Other doctors treating Thackeray are Dr Prakash Jiandani and Dr Anil Ramnani.
However, Dr Parkar denies that Bal Thackeray is against Muslims and says he treats him like a family member. "He never discriminates between people, whether he is a Muslim, a scheduled caste or a Maratha.
He treats everybody equally. He is a loving and kind man. When you meet him he enquires about your well being and if he feels that you have a problem, he will offer to help," says the doctor, who has been visiting him daily for the past four months.
Ask Parkar about the party's stand and he says, "All that the party says is that if you live in this country, love this country."
When asked about the Muslim doctors, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, "We have not even thought about these things and we don't discriminate on these lines.
Besides, we don't have anything against Muslims. The party is only against anti-nationals and fanatics. Besides, Balasaheb has tremendous amount of faith in Dr Parkar."
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