RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav hospitalised in Mumbai

Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), was admitted to the Asian Heart Institute in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai on Monday morning after he reportedly complained of chest pains

Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), was admitted to the Asian Heart Institute in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai on Monday morning after he reportedly complained of chest pains.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

The 66-years-old politician is under observation of Ramakanta Panda, cardiac surgeon and managing director of the privately-run hospital. While Dr Panda remained unavailable for comment, hospital officials said that Yadav won't be undergoing heart valve replacement surgery.

"He will go through a battery of routine tests and following that a decision will be taken by the doctors and his relatives about further course of action. His condition is stable," said a hospital official.

Last year, Yadav was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS along with Sharad Yadav after they complained of uneasiness. Doctors said his blood pressure was high at the time.

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