Ex-Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi hospitalized due to brain tumor complications
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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi was rushed to the PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, after he reportedly complained of feeling uneasy on Monday night. According to a statement released by the hospital, Joshi is currently in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is breathing on his own. He has complications from a brain tumor, said the statement.
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Former Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi admitted due to complications from a brain tumour, is stable, but continues to need critical management: PD Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai pic.twitter.com/pWkY1O2Mo8
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2023
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Uddhav Thackeray visits Joshi in hospital
The 85-year-old politician, who was one of the close aides of late Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray, was visited by former CM Uddhav Thackeray and his wife, Rashmi Thackeray, in the hospital on Tuesday. Joshi was the Maharashtra CM during the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in 1995-99. He was also the speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004.
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Thackeray, wife reach hospital to meet ailing former CM
#WATCH | Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai after his health deteriorated. Uddhav Thackeray reaches the Hospital to meet him. pic.twitter.com/iqBJge6wQU
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2023