Highlights
- India's former PM admitted to hospital.
- Singh served as India’s Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014.
- He underwent bypass surgery while in office in 2009.
UPDATE: Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is well and has been discharged from the hospital.
EARLIER: 87-year-old Singh was taken to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi and was being treated by a cardiologist, local media reported.
Rajasthan state’s chief minister Ashok Gehlot confirmed the news on Twitter.
"Much worried to know former PM Dr Manmohan Singh ji has been admitted to AIIMS. I wish him speedy recovery and pray for his good health and long life,” Gehlot tweeted.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel tweeted, "Praying for good health of doctor saheb. We are sure he will be fit and fine at the earliest."
Mr Singh had undergone a coronary artery bypass surgery at the same hospital in 2009.
Singh is a senior leader of India’s opposition – the Indian National Congress party and currently represents Rajasthan in the Upper House of Parliament.
He served as India’s Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014.
Last week, Mr Singh participated in a video conference alongside Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and chief ministers of the party-ruled states to discuss coronavirus lockdown.
India went into a nationwide lockdown on March 25 but since then has extended it twice. The third phase is scheduled to end on May 17.
India has reported over 67,259 cases of COVID-19 and 2212 deaths due to coronavirus.
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