According to hospital chairman Dr Ajay Swaroop, the Congress leader was diagnosed with a systemic infection and responded positively to a course of antibiotics

With this addition, IndiGo will now operate more than 55 weekly flights to Colombo from five Indian cities — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Delhi. The airline also maintains connectivity to Jaffna from Chennai and Tiruchirappalli with 10 weekly flights