Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was reportedly admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after he complained of chest pain. After feeling uneasy on Saturday morning Chakraborty was immediately rushed to the Apollo Hospital and is currently undergoing treatment. 

Now, Apollo Hospital issued an official statement giving Mithun Chakraborty's Health update, stating, "Shri Mithun Chakraborty (73), National Award-winning actor, was brought to the Emergency Department of Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata, around 9.40 am with complaints of weakness in the right upper and lower limbs. Necessary laboratory and radiology investigations were carried out, including an MRI of the brain. He has been diagnosed with an Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) of the brain. Presently, he is fully conscious, well-oriented, and has consumed a soft diet.”