New Delhi,
\nUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday underwent a successful kidney transplant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), an official at the premier health institute said.<\/p>\n
Both the donor and the recipient are stable and recovering well, the official said. Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and taken to the operation theatre at 8 am on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnion Minister Jaitley underwent a renal transplant today. The surgery has been successful. Both the donor and the recipient are stable and recovering well,\u201d a senior AIIMS official said.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Jaitley, hours before he underwent the surgery this morning. Government sources said Modi was in touch with Jaitley’s family through the day.<\/p>\n
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to wish Jaitley as did a host of political leaders from both the ruling BJP and the Congress. The minister, suffering from a kidney ailment, has been undergoing dialysis for the last one month.<\/p>\n
According to sources, nephrologist Dr Sandeep Guleria from Apollo Hospital, also the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is a family friend, was part of the team performing the transplant. The minister, who cancelled his scheduled visit to London for the 10th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue next week, had confirmed his illness in a tweet on April 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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